The impact of post election violence on K.C.P.E pupils' performance in public primary schools in esise division, Nyamira county, Kenya
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2013-02-21
Authors
Abere, John G. Ogeto
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Abstract
Esise Division experienced a decline in Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination
(KCPE) performance, especially in public day primary schools. To what extent was the
low KCPE performance due to the 2007/2008 post election violence given that Esise
Division is located in the affected environment? The purpose of the study was to
investigate the impact of post election violence on KCPE pupils' performance in public
day primary schools from 2008 to 2010, in Esise Division, Nyamira County. The
objectives of the study were to: find out the impact of 2007/2008 Post Election
Violence (PEV) on learners' enrolment, determine the impact of 2007/2008 PEV on
the teaching staff, identify the impact of 2007/2008 PEV on the teaching/learning
resources, find out the irrlp"actof 2007/2008 PEV on the confidence of the school
community and identify the impact of 2007/2008 PEV on KCPE pupils' performance
from 2008 to 2010 in public day primary schools in Esise Division, Nyamira County.
The study used the descriptive survey design. Descriptive survey design was found
appropriate for explaining or exploring the existing status of two or more variables at a
given situation. The target population of the study constituted all the fifteen (15) day
primary schools, the fifteen (J?) head teachers, the one thousand two hundred and two
(1202) pupils from Standards 7 and 8, and thirty (30) class teachers (a class teacher per
classes seven and eight). From these a fifty percent (50%) sample of eight (8) schools
was randomly selected, eight (8) head teachers, sixteen (16) class teachers and thirty
percent (30%) of the pupils which translates to three hundred and sixty (360) pupils
was used to collect data. A pupils' Questionnaire (PQ), Class teachers' Questionnaire
(CTQ) and a Headteachers' interview schedule (HTIS) was used to collect data. An
observation checklist supplemented these instruments. To ensure validity and reliability
of the instruments, a pilot study was carrie~'out in two schools, drawn from the study
area. At the same time, supervisors from the department of Education Management,
Policy and Curriculum Studies of Kenyatta University were relied upon to establish
content and face validity of the instruments. Data analysis was done through means,
frequency counts and percentages. The findings of the study revealed that PEV had
negative impact on learners' enrolment which decreased gradually from 2535 in 2007
to 2179 in the year 2012. Post Election Violence had negative impact on teaching staff
with 87.5 percent economic constraint, 68.8 percent psychological distress, 93.8
percent lost property, and 81.2 percent traumatized. 50 percent of the respondents
reported witnessing destruction of the teaching/learning resources which hindered the
learning process. The confidence of the school community on public primary schools
was found to have dropped rating insecurity (75.0 percent) as a major threat to learning
having impacted negatively on pupils' performance. It was also realized that PEV
impacted on KCPE pupils' performance which saw a progressively declining negative
index in 2008, 2009 and 2010 of -5.6, -3.8 and 1.4 respectively. It is hoped that the
findings of this study may help parents, pupils, teachers and the Ministry of Education
Science and Technology in addressing the PEV effects responsible for KCPE pupils'
dismal performance in day public primary schools in Esise Division, Nyamira County.
Description
Educational Management Policy and Curriculum Studies,2008 LB 1062.6 .A24