A causality and predictive validity study of o-level in relation to the performances in primary teachers' colleges in Kenya
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Date
2011
Authors
Gatumu, Haniel Nyaga
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Abstract
The study was attempting to answer the following
questions:-
(i) How well does a-level predict the performance
in Primary Teachers' Training Colleges?
(ii) Is there any causal relationship between a-level
grades with the performance in Primary Teachers'
Training Colleges ?
In attempt to answer these questions a large
sample of 1622 subjects was obtained by method of cluster
sampling. All the'Primary Te~chers Training Colleges in
Kenya were considered as clusters and 5 cluster (colleges)
were randomly selected. Thus 1622 subjects were from 5
different colleges.
The independent variables were a-level grades.
Dependent variables were scores of final year college
examinations obtained from Kenya Examination Council.
A predictive validity using both intercorrelation and
multiple regression analyses was done for this sample,
using path analysis a causality study was also done for
the same sampl~, trying two models in the latter analysis.,
The findings were, a-level grades predict very
well performance in final year college examination.
It was also observed that definitely a-level grades
have a causal relationship with performance in final
year college examinations.
Description
A thesis submitted to the department of educational psychology faculty of education in fulfillment for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the Kenyatta University, 2011. LB 1727.K4G3