ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING LOW PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE

Perpetual Coker Appiah, Christopher Beccles

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that affect the low performance of senior high school students in Integrated Science in the Tamale Metropolis. Concurrent triangulation mixed methods design was used. The instruments used during data collection were questionnaires and interview guide. A multistage sampling process was used to select four hundred students and fifteen teachers who teach Integrated Science. Data collected was analysed using exploratory factor analysis and thematic content analysis. The study revealed three factors: school environmental factor, teacher attitude and student attitude as contributors to students’ low performance in Integrated Science. It is, therefore recommend that the education ministry should provide a comfortable learning environment for effective teaching and learning to improve students’ performance in Integrated Science.

 

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education, integrated science, environmental factor, teacher attitude, student attitude

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