Academic Burnout and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kenya
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Date
2020-05
Authors
Oyoo, Syprine
Mwaura, Peter
Kinai, Theresia
Mutua, Josephine
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Hindawi Education Research International
Abstract
,e study examined the relationship between academic burnout and academic achievement among secondary school students in
the Kenyan context. Data were collected from 714 form 4 students (equivalent to 12th graders) drawn from 31 public secondary
schools. ,e Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey was used. Academic achievement was measured using students’ grades in
end of term examinations. ,e results of the Pearson product moment correlation of coefficient revealed a significant inverse
relationship between academic burnout and academic achievement (r (712) � −0.24, p < 0.01). Furthermore, regression analysis
revealed that academic efficacy significantly predicted academic achievement (β � 0.18, p < 0.01). A key implication of the findings
is that examination-oriented approach to learning be reduced to ease the pressure exerted on learners for good academic grades
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Oyoo, S., Mwaura, P., Kinai, T., & Mutua, J. (2020). Academic burnout and academic achievement among secondary school students in Kenya. Education Research International, 2020.