School Based Factors Affecting Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Performance of History and Government in Day Secondary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya
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2025-07
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Kenyatta University
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Despite several attempts by education stakeholders, history and government performance in day secondary schools has been terrible. Numerous factors, including school-based traits, the institutional setting, and student attitude, affect academic success. The purpose of this study was to determine which school-based factors influence students' KCSE performance in government and history in a few sub-counties in Nakuru County. The precise goals of the study were to determine how history and government performance were affected by teacher-related factors, school infrastructure and teaching/learning resources, student factors, and principal leadership. The Systems Theory of Yutchman and Seashores (1967) served as the foundation for the investigation. A descriptive survey design technique was used for the investigation. Principals and department heads of day secondary schools in the Gilgil, Naivasha, and Nakuru Town East Sub counties of Nakuru County, Kenya, were the target population. There are 80-day secondary schools spread among the three sub counties. Consequently, the study concentrated on 160 heads of humanities departments and 80 principals. A stratified random sampling procedure was then used to select 48 teachers and 24 principals. To get the primary data, a questionnaire was used to gather information. With the supervisor's assistance in creating the research tool and making sure it was connected to the study materials, content validity was conducted. Cronbach's Coefficient alpha, which evaluated the instrument's consistency each time it was used to gather responses, was used to ascertain the instrument's dependability. Quantitative analysis was done on the field data. The quantitative data was evaluated using descriptive statistics, and computations were performed using SPPS software version 24. The descriptive statistics function in Sasthi was used to calculate the mean and standard deviation, and graphs and frequency tables were used to illustrate the results. The report claims that teachers attend seminars and workshops to advance their professional development. The survey also discovered that HODs had access to beneficial in service training to help them manage the difficulties they encounter. The study found that historical performance is influenced by personnel. The study found that a student's performance in history and government classes is influenced by the friendliness of the student instructor. According to the study's findings, HODs have access to beneficial in-service training to assist them in overcoming obstacles, while instructors attend seminars and workshops to advance their professional abilities. The study suggests that in order to raise student achievement in history and government, MOEST should provide public secondary schools in Nakuru County with an adequate quantity of textbooks, teacher reference books, radios, televisions, laptops, and projectors.
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A Research Project Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Education (Curriculum Development) in School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Kenyatta University, July 2025.
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Ephantus Kaugi