The Impacts of Teachers’ Workload on Pupils Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in Igunga District.

Kisaka, Elizabeth (2024) The Impacts of Teachers’ Workload on Pupils Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in Igunga District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the impacts of teachers‟ workload on pupils‟ academic performance in public primary schools in Igunga district. The study was guided by four objectives. This study employed convergent parallel mixed methods design. Questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, documentary review and observation schedules were the tools used to collect data from head teachers, teachers, Ward Education Officers and the District Primary Education Officer who were 94 in total. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive methods with the help of SPSS. Thematic analysis and Content analysis method were employed for qualitative data, documents and observation schedules respectively. Research findings revealed that majority of teachers had huge workload. Furthermore, research results indicated that, many pupils did not perform well in their national examinations because teachers did not teach satisfactorily due to huge teaching load, large class size and many non-teaching responsibilities assigned to them. Furthermore, research results revealed challenges which emerged from huge work load including poor preparation of lessons, teachers failed to make follow-ups of pupils who had difficulties in learning, and inadequate assessment of pupils. Respondents suggested strategies to minimize huge workload namely: to employ additional full time teachers, and/ or part time teachers, the government to distribute teachers according to the demand in each school, and to employ school bursars. Therefore the researcher recommends that the government to construct additional classrooms to reduce class size and employ more teachers in each school to reduce a heavy teaching load and the further study to be done on the extent of the impact resulting from the huge workload in the whole district of Igunga.

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