Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that cause poor performance of
students in the Basic Education Certificate Examination in selected Public Junior
High Schools in Mampong Municipality. The objectives of the study were to identify
student related factors that contributes to poor performance of students in the BECE,
ascertain home conditions responsible for the poor academic achievement of students
in BECE and to find out school related issues that contributes to the poor academic
performance of students in the BECE in Mampong Municipal. Descriptive survey
design was used with closed ended questionnaires to collect data for the study. The
targeted population of the study was all the headteachers, teachers and parents of
selected Junior High Schools in the Mampong Municipality. A total of 200
headteachers, teachers, students and parents were sampled for the study. Among the
main findings were that, there are a lot of factors that contribute to poor performance
of students which includes lack of textbooks to cover syllabus, poor revision
management, too many extra-curricular activities, poor economic background of
parents, low academic background of parents and divorce of parents, teachers’
absence from classes, students’ abuse/humiliation, lack of proper supervision among
others. Based on the findings, it is recommended that regular Parents Teacher
Association (P.T.A) meeting should be organized to educate parents to honor their
responsibilities by providing the learning needs of students that are not provided by
the school.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
AUGUST, 2016