Investigating the Effects of Instructional Management Strategies on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Butiama District Council.

Mlambo, Benny Tito (2025) Investigating the Effects of Instructional Management Strategies on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Butiama District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated on the Effects of School Instructional Management Strategies on Students’ Academic Performance in Butiama Public Secondary Schools, Mara Region. Three research objectives guided this study namely: To identify the different instructional management strategies used in Butiama Public Secondary Schools, analyse the relationship between instructional management strategies and the academic performance of students and determine the challenges faced by teachers in implementing instructional management. The study was guided by Scientific Management Theory by Frederick Winslow Taylor. An explanatory sequential design using both simple random and purposive sampling techniques enabled for selection of a sample of 124 respondents comprising of teachers, ward education officers, heads of schools and district education officer. The study adopted a mixed methods approach under the pragmatism paradigm. The study used interview and questionnaire to collect data. Descriptive analysis was conducted focusing on frequencies, percentages, mean and SD. This was then followed by inferential statistics using Pearson Moment-Correlation. The findings revealed that secondary school teachers use various instructional management strategies such as effective management of classroom time. The findings also revealed a number of challenges including large class size, limited access to digital tools etc. Moreover, it was concluded that instructional management strategies directly correlate with students’ academic performance in public secondary schools. Lastly, this study recommends that teachers should consistently develop various instructional management strategies in public secondary schools in order to enhance students’ learning. Key words: School instructional strategies, strategies and public secondary schools

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