Students’ attitude and its effect on academic achievement in physics among secondary schools in Narok County, Kenya
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2024-08-14
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The research was inspired by the fact that students’ positive attitude is important since attitude plays a critical role on academic achievement. The research aimed to explore the aspects of students’ attitude on academic achievement in Physics among public secondary schools in Narok County, Kenya. The study employed quasiexperimental research design with pre-test and post-test administered to control and experimental groups. The data which was generated was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The differences between the means of the two groups were analyzed using t-test. The statistical significance was tested at a= INTRODUCTION 0.05. The findings of the study indicated that the students who were instructed through various methods attained higher scores than their counterparts who were instructed through traditional methods of teaching. Inclusion, student's attitude towards physics enhanced their academic performance. Thus, the study recommends that the research be done on other locales to establish the effect of students' attitude towards learning school Physics on academic achievement.
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Magati, A. T., Waititu., M. Ondigi. S. R. (2024). Students’ attitude and its effect on academic achievement in physics among secondary schools in Narok County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Social Sciences and Education (IAJSSE), 2(3), 399-414.