Correlation between Students’ Discipline and Performance in The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
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Date
2013
Authors
Gitome, J. W.
Katola, M. T.
Nyabwari, B. G.
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Publisher
Contemporary Research Center
Abstract
Students in secondary schools are still in the age of rapid physical, social, psychological and
physiological developments. These developments are accompanied with variety of changes which if
not well attended to lead to indiscipline which can negatively affect concentration on studies. In this
paper, it is argued that there is a correlation between students’ discipline and performance in
Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education (KCSE). In Kenya, the Ministry of Education
(MOE) collaborates with the stakeholders to ensure that students are cognizant of the correlation
between discipline and performance in KCSE. The core business of the stakeholders as noted in the
paper is to inculcate attitudes, skills, knowledge and understanding that value discipline among
students. It is further argued that the stakeholders’ withdrawal from achieving the objectives of
education lead to indiscipline among students and thus violating the schools’ rules and regulations.
The paper utilizes the Okumbe’s (1999) Goal Setting Theory which posits that high-quality
performance is based on the individual’s set goals, principles and attitudes. Primary data for the
paper were collected from the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) officials, teachers, parents,
students, school management boards and the County Education Directors in Kenya. The paper
identifies guidance and counseling, parenting and church involvement as mechanisms that can be
utilized in inculcating discipline among secondary schools students in Kenya.
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Discipline, Examination, Correlation, KCSE, Objectives of education
Citation
International Journal of Education and Research, Vol. 1 No. 8; 2013