The Influences of Form One Baseline Orientation on Public Secondary Schools Students’ Academic Achievement in Ilemela Municipality, Tanzania.

Azaria, Sipher Masinde (2023) The Influences of Form One Baseline Orientation on Public Secondary Schools Students’ Academic Achievement in Ilemela Municipality, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the contribution of the FBO on students’ academic achievements in Public Secondary Schools in Ilemela Municipality. Three specific objectives guided the study: To examine the role of FBO in developing the students’ English language ability as the IL; to determine the contribution of the FBO on students’ academic performance; and to assess the supervision of the FBO in Public Secondary Schools in Ilemela Municipality. The social-cultural development theory by Lev Vygotsky guided this study. The study adopted a mixed approach with survey research design. Data were collected from HoS, teachers, and students who were 385 in total sampled by using purposive and convenient sampling techniques. The 5 public secondary schools were sampled using simple random sampling technique. SPSS and content analysis techniques were employed in analysing the data. The study revealed that, the FBO program plays a great role in improving English language ability among the secondary school students in Ilemela Municipality, and it helps students to improve their academic performance. Furthermore, the study found that the FBO is ill supervised, and it needs improvements. The study recommends that the FBO duration should be increased from six week to at least four months and the Quality Assurance unit should effectively supervise it. A comparative study between private and public schools can be conducted on the effectiveness of FBO. Key terms: Form Two Baseline Orientation Program, Form Two National Assessment, Instructional Language, Public Secondary Schools, Students’ Academic Achievements.

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