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    Determinants of students' academic performance in private secondary schools in Wakiso district.
    ( 2015-11) Oguttu, Williams
    The study examined the determinant of students’ academic performance in highly performing private secondary schools in Wakiso District, Uganda. The study objectives were; to establish student characteristics that influence academic performance; to establish teacher characteristics that influence academic performance and to establish school characteristics that influence academic performance in highly performing private secondary schools in Wakiso District, Uganda. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional and correlational design incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods to data collection with a sample size of 384 derived using Morgan and Krejcie (1970) from a target population of 590 students from classes of senior 2, 4 and 6 in selected secondary schools in Wakiso district. Data collected was exported to SPSS version 20 for editing, coding to facilitate informative and relevant computation. The objectives of the study were analyzed using the Probit Model. The independent variables that included student, teacher and school characteristics were statistically significant in explaining the dependent variable, students’ academic performance for instance Class attendance (0.011), Peer influence (0.003), Parent’s visit (0.009), Students’ health status (0.004) and Teacher attendance (0.013); teacher characteristic variable such as Teachers’ disciplinary actions (0.018), Teachers’ qualifications (0.004), Teachers daily attendance (0.002), School administration (0.009) and school characteristics variables such as School library (0.001), Time table (0.000), School rules (0.017) and Sanitation (0.019) were all significant at 5% (0.05) levels of significance. The study concluded that student, teacher and school characteristics are paramount factors explaining students’ academic performance. From the study, its recommended that students traits need to studied, teachers need to be motivated while schools need to reexamine their operation efficiency so as to contribute towards improved academic performances by the students.
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    Influence of Fishing Activities on Pupils’ Academic Achievement: A Case of Kagwara Landing Site, Serere District, Uganda.
    ( 2018-11-30) Esther, Apeduno
    The main purpose of the study was to establish the influence of pupils’ participation in fishing activities on academic achievement; a case of Kagwara landing site Primary Schools. The study was guided by the following research objectives: (i). To find out the fishing activities that the learners in the primary schools around Kagwara landing site are engaged in. (ii). To establish the influence of fishing activities on the learners’ school attendance in the primary schools around Kagwara landing site. (iii). To establishes the influence of fishing activities on the learners’ academic achievement in the primary schools around Kagwara landing site. A cross sectional study design was used. Both the qualitative and quantitative research approaches were also used. The sample of the study consisted of 256 pupils, 20 teachers, 8 school administrators, 36 parents and 8 community leaders. Simple random sampling, purposive and convenient sampling was done to select the respondents. Data sources used were: the self-administered questionnaires, individual interviews and document analysis (admission books and class registers). Quantitative data was analysed using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 16, in particular frequency tables and Pearson’s correlation coefficients qualitative data analysed using the grounded theory. Qualitative data was also collected through key informant interviews and all the responses were noted to find the emergent themes in responses. The findings of this study showed that some of the learners were engaged in the fishing activities and they contributed to the livelihood of their families through these fishing activities. Involvement of Learners in fishing activities could not enable them to attend school regularly and hence causing gaps in their learning programs and thus poor academic achievement. The study concludes that while fishing and its related activities contributed to families’ livelihood, they negatively influence the learners’ school attendance and academic achievement. It recommends that learners do fishing activities during weekends and holidays. The school administrators and all other stake holders should co – operate to ensure that children attend school regularly and teaching and learning be carried out systematically and effectively through close support supervision.
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    University environment and academic performance of undergraduate students of the School of Education, College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University
    (Makerere University, 2023-01-16) Kawuki, Chrispin
    The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between University environment and academic performance of under graduate students of the School of Education, College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. The study assessed university environment in terms of peer grouping, university academic facilities, lecturers‟ competences and their interactions on academic performance. Students in the university faced academic challenges which included over staying on study programs, retaking many papers and high failure rate to meet the required marks of the university. Correlational and Cross sectional survey design was used. Stratified sampling technique was also used in selecting 333 respondents who filled a Self-administered questionnaire for data collection. Using SPSS, data analysis was done at descriptive and inferential levels. The analysis of data at univariate level was based on relative frequencies, descriptive statistics such as means, standard deviations and graphs. The results revealed that peer grouping was positively and significantly related with academic performance. University academic facilities and lecturers‟ competencies were insignificantly related with academic performance. The study concluded that peer grouping was very important in enhancing academic performance of students. Further concluded that university academic facilities were not key issues in the study. The university should look for other issues failing academic performance of students. The study further concluded that lecturers‟ competences were not important in the study. The university should look for other factors failing academic performance of students. It recommended that Makerere University top management should put much emphasis on other factors other than university academic facilities in improving academic performance. University management should also look for other factors other than lecturers‟ competences to improve the performance of students. The study recommended that the university top management should put a lot of emphasis on peer grouping in the struggle to enhance academic performance of students. University administration should put emphasis on other ways such as group discussion, group course work and group reading so as to strengthen peer grouping for academic improvement.
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    Use of Internet and academic performance among graduate students in the East African School of Library and Information Science of Makerere University
    (Makerere University, 2022-05-06) Ogwal, Sam
    The study assessed the use of internet and academic performance among graduate students in the East African School of Library and Information Science of Makerere University. Four main objectives were used for this study: to establish the availability of internet to students at East African School of Library and Information Science of Makerere University; to examine access to internet by students at East African School of Library and Information Science of Makerere University; to examine students competence in using internet at East African School of Library and Information Science of Makerere University and to examine the use of internet at East African School of Library and Information Science of Makerere University . The study used a cross-section research design and a total number of 175 respondents were given questionnaires. It was found that Makerere University has availed the internet to post graduate students as part of input. The students have also accessed the internet as they study and this has enhanced their academic performance. Despite the effort to access the available internet, it was established that some students living in hostels around the university do not easily access the internet; while others use the internet for other uses than academic performance. Nonetheless, study concludes by emphasizing that internet has been availed to students as one of the inputs to the Makerere University as a system. In order to serve all the students, the study recommends strong network between the University and the hostels around. Whereas this is perceived to benefit the students in the hostels, it will win the public to the services of the university and increase its fame through students’ performance.