performance. Data for this objective was collected from questionnaire and intensive interview sessions with teachers and students. The question was what ways does “In family contribute to students’ performance?” The table below shows summary of the responses. Table 4.2: Family Factors Influencing Academic Performance Family Factors No. of % No. of % Teachers Teachers Students Students Provision of school fees and 20 67 42 75 other financial needs Provision of guidance and 11 37 54 96 counseling in school related matters Provision of school 25 83 19 35 necessities such as books and uniforms Provision of conducive home 26 87 51 92 environment for learning Field Data (2013) Source: The data in Table 4.2 indicates that all the family factors to raise academic performance were positively rated. Provision of conducive home environment for learning was rated highly by the teachers, (87%) followed by provision of school necessities such as books and uniforms (83%). The least rated factor by the teachers was the provision of guidance and counseling in school related matters (37%). On the part of students, the most highly rated family factor was provision of guidance and counseling in school related matters (96%), followed by provision of conducive home environment for learning (92%). The least rated family factor by the students was provision of school necessities such as books and uniforms (35%).
performance. Data for this objective was collected from questionnaire and intensive interview sessions with teachers and students. The question was “In what ways does family contribute to students’ performance?” The table below shows summary of the responses. Table 4.2: Family Factors Influencing Academic Performance Family Factors No. of Teachers % Teachers No. of Students % Students Provision of school fees and other financial needs 20 67 42 75 Provision of guidance and counseling in school related matters 11 37 54 96 Provision of school necessities such as books and uniforms 25 83 19 35 Provision of conducive home environment for learning 26 87 51 92 Source: Field Data (2013) The data in Table 4.2 indicates that all the family factors to raise academic performance were positively rated. Provision of conducive home environment for learning was rated highly by the teachers, (87%) followed by provision of school necessities such as books and uniforms (83%). The least rated factor by the teachers was the provision of guidance and counseling in school related matters (37%). On the part of students, the most highly rated family factor was provision of guidance and counseling in school related matters (96%), followed by provision of conducive home environment for learning (92%). The least rated family factor by the students was provision of school necessities such as books and uniforms (35%).
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