INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS: A CASE OF BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA

Abstract

The degree to which students learn could be improved relying upon what the school condition gives to the students and the instructors on the grounds that the school condition influences the teaching learning process. This examination in this manner explored the impact of school ecological factors on the instructing learning process in open grade schools in Bungoma South Sub-County, Bungoma County, Kenya. The particular targets of the investigation were: to look at the impact of physical facilities on the educating learning process; to evaluate how adequacy of instructional materials can impact the instructing learning process; to build up how class size influences the educating learning process; and to decide how school area influences the way toward instructing learning. The examination was guided by the accompanying exploration questions: (I) To what degree do physical offices influence the way toward instructing and learning in open grade schools in Bungoma south sub-area, Bungoma County, Kenya? (ii) How does adequacy of instructional materials impact the educating learning process in open grade schools in Bungoma south sub-area, Bungoma County, Kenya? (iii) How does class size influence instructing learning process in open grade schools in Bungoma south sub-region, Bungoma County, Kenya? furthermore, (iv) To what degree does school area influence the instructing learning process in open grade schools in Bungoma south sub-province, Bungoma County, Kenya?. The discoveries of this examination will be noteworthy to the service of instruction as far as giving extra data to strategy plan in open elementary schools. A distinct study research configuration was utilized. The objective populace was the Head Teachers/Deputy Head instructors, Class Teachers, and Pupils in the Public Primary Schools in Bungoma South Sub-County, Bungoma County. Stratified inspecting, Simple arbitrary examining and Purposive testing were utilized. For a situation where there were more than one stream in a class, basic irregular inspecting was utilized to v choose one class instructor from each stream. An example size of 30 % of the objective populace was utilized. Essential information was utilized and gathered utilizing Questionnaires and Focus bunch talks. Information was broke down utilizing factual bundle for sociologies (SPSS). Consequences of this examination demonstrated that Sufficiency of physical offices particularly ampleness of study halls altogether influence the instructing learning process. The individuals who revealed having sufficient study halls performed superior to anything the individuals who announced insufficiency (Z=1.776, 0.046). Adequacy of instructional materials, Class size, and School area does not essentially influence the way toward educating and learning. The investigation reasoned that among the school ecological variables, physical offices especially ampleness of homerooms, was the main factor that fundamentally influenced instructing and learning whereby satisfactory study halls decidedly influenced while insufficient study halls contrarily influenced educating and learning. The investigation in this manner prescribes that National and County governments ought to guarantee that study halls are sufficient in Public grade schools.