Infleunce Of Students And Teachers Attitudes On Students Enrollment In Physics In Secondary Schools In Imenti South Constituency , Meru County, Kenya
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Date
2015
Authors
Kiruki, Edith Mugito
Orodho, John Aluko
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IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science
Abstract
The study examined the influence of students and teachers attitudes on students’ enrolment in
Physics in secondary schools in Imenti South constituency of Meru County. This study was premised on the
component theory of attitudes and self-efficacy theory. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target
population was composed of 138 physics teachers 1,864 students and 61 principals from 61 public secondary
schools in Imenti South Constituency. Purposive sampling was used to select six principals whereas simple
random sampling was used to select 14 Physics teachers and 220 students, yielding a total of 240 respondents.
The instruments used in this research were questionnaires for students and Physics teachers as well as interview
guidelines for principals in the selected schools. The main finding was that both female and male students had a
positive attitude towards Physics and were capable of performing well in the subject. The major challenge
thwarting students’ enrolment in Physics was the inadequacy of teaching and learning resources that limited the
range of instructional techniques used by teachers to teach the subject effectively. The study recommended that
the Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Education, should ensure that Physics teachers are provided
with adequate instructional resources to facilitate adoption of more learner-friendly teaching methods that
attract more students to enrol in the subject.
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Keywords
Students and Teachers Attitudes, Learning, Physics, Secondary Schools, Imenti South Constituency, Meru County, Kenya
Citation
Kiruki, M. E. M., & Orodho, J. A. (2015). Infleunce Of Students And Teachers Attitudes On Students Enrollment In Physics In Secondary Schools In Imenti South Constituency, Meru County, Kenya.