The Contribution of Quality Assurance and Control on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Missenyi District, Kagera Region, Tanzania.

Phillymon, Diocles (2020) The Contribution of Quality Assurance and Control on Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Missenyi District, Kagera Region, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study examined the contribution of quality assurance and control on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Missenyi District, Kagera Region, Tanzania. Specific objectives of the study were as follows; to determine the level to which quality assurance and control is conducted; to find out the effects of quality assurance supervision styles on students’ academic performance; to determine strategies used by quality assurance and control officers to supervise teachers on students’ academic performance and to examine the challenges facing quality assurance and control practices in public secondary schools. The study was guided by three theories namely; the institutional theory, labour market theory and scientific management theory in school setting. The study used mixed research approach and concurrent triangulation descriptive research design. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting 113 participants. Questionnaire and structured interviews were used to collect data which were validated by a pilot study and analyzed descriptively using frequencies and percentages. The findings revealed that quality assurance and control officers mostly visited secondary schools once per term that led to poor academic performance. Furthermore, inadequate funds, transport and communication problem and inadequate human resources limited effective schools inspection. The study recommends that quality assurance and control officers should visit secondary schools regularly to improve students’ academic performance. Also other researchers should study at other places and educational levels for comparison of the results. Keywords: Quality assurance and control and students’ academic performance.

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