http://41.89.164.27:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2023 2026-04-14T08:32:58Z 2026-04-14T08:32:58Z Sang, Ednah Jepkoech Aming’a, Robert Omuse, Emoit http://41.89.164.27:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2034 2023-10-26T07:07:20Z 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z

Effects of Availability and Access to Safe Drinking Water on Students’ Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Muhoroni Sub-County, Kenya Sang, Ednah Jepkoech; Aming’a, Robert; Omuse, Emoit Access to improved sanitation is an important component of human health and wellbeing. Minimum requirements for safe WASH in schools are not provided in most rural schools in Kenya. The current paper investigated the effects of availability and access to safe drinking water on students’ academic performance in secondary school in Muhoroni Sub-County, Kenya. Descriptive research design and mixed methodology was used. The target population was 2354 form three students and 23 teachers. Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination formula was used to obtain a sample size of 331 respondents. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. Validity was determined by consulting research supervisors while reliability was determined through the use of Cronbach Alpha. Quantitative data were analysed by SPSS (version 25) and the findings presented using frequencies and percentages while qualitative data were thematically classified and arranged before they were reported in narrations and quotations. The study found that 65.4% of the learners reported that they were using safe drinking water in their schools. In addition, 63.3% of the study participants reported that their schools had reliable, sufficient and clean water supply. The study concluded that availability of safe drinking water at schools reduces the likelihood of water-related illnesses, such as diarrhea or other waterborne diseases. In addition, availability to sanitation facilities influence students’ academic performance among secondary school students. This study will give the current WASH scenario of schools in the study area that can help concerned authorities abide by WASH guidelines to improve the school’s WASH situation.

2023-06-01T00:00:00Z MAINA, CATHERINE WANJIKU http://41.89.164.27:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2029 2023-10-13T12:40:11Z 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z

FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY AT TACHASIS GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, UASIN-GISHU COUNTY, KENYA MAINA, CATHERINE WANJIKU The purpose of this study was to establish factors associated with poor academic performance amongst learners in biology subject in Tachasis girl’s secondary school in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. This research was guided by four research objectives. Namely: To establish the attitude of learners towards biology subject and how it affects its performance, to determine the attitude of biology teachers towards learners, to establish methodology employed in teaching and to determine the resources employed by the school in delivering biology content. The study employed diagnostic research design where the inception of issue at hand was addressed then diagnosis of the underlying problem lastly strategies to solve the problem are searched. Purposive sampling was used in selecting teachers of biology and data was drawn them for the study. A sample of 163 students were selected for the study using stratified random sampling technique. The researcher used various methods to obtain data including use of questionnaire, analysis of past results and interviews. The results showed that there is laxity among learners in terms of performing exemplary well in biology performance. The study showed that learners prefer humanities and tend to participate well in classes compared to biology. The study recommends that collaborative teaching experience should be put in place to improve learning methodology. Another recommendation is that the school system should put in place activities such as internal symposiums, biology contests and topical review of questions organized wholly for junior classes that is form 1 and form 2. The results of this study are of benefit to Tachasis girl’s secondary school.

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