The Relationship between Students Attitude towards Biology and Performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Biology in Selected Secondary Schools in Nyakach, Kenya
Owino Ogutu Albert, Yungungu Alice M.*, Ahmed Osman and Ogolla Bernard O
Research Paper I Published September,2015
Research Journal of Educational Studies and Review Vol. 1 (5), pp. 111-117
ABSTRACT
This paper focuses on student’s attitude towards Biology and
how it influences their performance in Kenya Certificate of
Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations in selected
secondary schools in Nyakach. The study was significant as
performance in Biology in KCSE examination has been poor
over the years; hence need to find out the causes. The study
was guided by the systems theory advocated by Gagne and
Briggs. The research was conducted through descriptive
survey design by quantitative and qualitative approach. The
target population was seven hundred and thirty Form four
students, eighteen Biology teachers, and fourteen
Principals. Stratified random sampling was used to select
schools, purposive sampling for selecting teachers and
Principals, form four students were first stratified then
selected through simple random sampling. Data was collected
using questionnaires for students, teachers and interview
schedule for principals. Descriptive Statistics such as
frequencies, percentages, correlation analysis, regression
coefficient and coefficient of determination were used to
analyze data using Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences Programme (SPSS). The finding showed that there is
positive relationship between
student’s attitude towards Biology and their performance in
KCSE Biology. The study recommended that Biology teachers
should use teaching methodologies that will promote positive
attitude towards Biology among students.
Key Words: Relationship, attitude, performance,
teaching and methodology, student perception and teacher
perception.
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