The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Students’ Academic Performance In Zanzibar.

Khamis, Bakar F. (2021) The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Students’ Academic Performance In Zanzibar. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the influence of school environmental factors on secondary school students’ academic performance in North “A” District, Zanzibar. The research had three objectives namely: to determine the influence of school physical environmental factors on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in North “A” District in Zanzibar, to assess the influence of classroom environment on teaching and learning in secondary schools in North “A” District in Zanzibar, to investigate stakeholders’ opinion on effective ways of improving the influence of school environmental factors in teaching and learning in secondary schools in North “A” District in Zanzibar. This study applied a case study design in which qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. The sample size had a total of 108. The data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, Focused Group Discussion and documentary reviews. Qualitative data were subjected to content analysis while quantitative data were processed to get frequencies and percentages that were used for inferences. The findings reveal that students’ academic performance was influenced by a number of school environmental factors including: teacher-students relationships, availability of instructional resources; students’ English language competency; the quality of classroom management practices; school quality assurance practices; adequacy and quality of teachers accommodation and classroom or instructional facilities. The study recommended that, teachers needed to be provided with continuous in-service trainings so that they could apply the global changing technological environment on students teaching and learning. The need to focus on improving school infrastructures was another major recommendation. Keywords: School, Environmental, Students’ Performance, Zanzibar.

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