The Influence of Private Tutoring On Students Academic Performance in Morogoro Municipal Council’s Secondary Schools: A Comparative Analysis Between Public and Private Secondary Schools.

Shoo, Jane Reuben (2021) The Influence of Private Tutoring On Students Academic Performance in Morogoro Municipal Council’s Secondary Schools: A Comparative Analysis Between Public and Private Secondary Schools. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study sought to find out the factors that influence private tutoring on secondary school students’ academic performance in Morogoro municipal council. Specifically, the study intended to investigate stakeholders’ conception of private tutoring in secondary school students; assess the relationship between private tutoring practices and students’ academic performance; undertake an inquiry on the motivating factors for continued private tutoring despite government ban on private tutoring. The study employed a mixed method research approach i.e. qualitative and quantitative based on the descriptive survey research design. 124 respondents were involved in the study. Data were collected using documentary review, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires instruments. Based on the findings, it was revealed that 66.1% of participants viewed private tutoring as very important for learning as it improved students’ academic performance. Also, supplementary income was another motivating factor for private tutoring. However, 5% of respondents were pessimistic with private tutoring presenting that private tutoring promoted among others truancy and disrespect by some students who had access to private tutoring services. Private tutoring according to the findings de-motivated students who did not have access to such service resulting in to decline in their academic performances. The study recommended the urgency need for government and school management to look for working strategies to end private tutoring in both private and public secondary schools. The study recommends for clear rationale for private supplementary tutoring, also the need for further research around this topic to broaden knowledge of private tutoring and its adverse effect on students’ academic performance. Keywords: Private Tutoring, Secondary School, Academic Performance, Students.

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