The Perceived Influence of Teaching and Learning Facilities on Students Learning : Students Perspectives in Ubungo Municipal Secondary Schools, Dar es salaam.

Boniface, Pauline (2022) The Perceived Influence of Teaching and Learning Facilities on Students Learning : Students Perspectives in Ubungo Municipal Secondary Schools, Dar es salaam. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the influence of teaching and learning facilities on students’ learning in Ubungo Municipal secondary schools, Dar es Salaam. The main objective of this study was to explore the perceived influence of teaching and learning facilities on learning. The study involved 50 participants. The data were collected through individual interviews, focus group discussion, observation and documentary review. The collected data were analysed through content analysis. The findings suggest that the status of teaching and learning facilities in the selected secondary schools was not satisfactory. There was shortage of learning materials like science books, poor infrastructures such as class buildings, libraries, science labs with inadequate tools, tables, chairs and insufficient toilets compared to the number of the students. The study showed that students were affected by school environment surrounded by bushes; some of classrooms had no doors. In addition, it was revealed that lack of chairs and tables in both schools forced students to sit uncomfortably on the ground, thus making them lose focus in the course of learning. It was attested that poor infrastructures, lack of books and other learning facilities were making students underperform in their studies. The study recommends that schools should have science equipment and texts books for all subjects. Key words: Influence, teaching facilities, learning facilities, student learning facilities, Ubungo Municipal and Public Secondary Schools.

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