Learner characteristics and educational attainment among secondary school students in Kenya

dc.contributor.authorEchaune, Manasi
dc.contributor.authorMaiyo, Julius K.
dc.contributor.authorKikechi, Werunga
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-01T13:01:15Z
dc.date.available2019-04-01T13:01:15Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-12
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the effects of student characteristics being gender, age, prior attainment, family size and parental involvement on educational attainment among secondary school students. The study was conducted in Busia County, Kenya. The study employed a descriptive survey design. We hypothesized that gender, family size, age, prior attainment and parental involvement had no statistically significant effects on academic attainment among secondary school students. A sample of 755 high school students and 344 teachers was used. Self administered questionnaires and document analysis schedules were used for data collection. Using multilevel linear modeling of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination of 2016, the study demonstrated that students gender, family size, age, prior attainment and parental involvement accounted for 43.13% of the variation in educational attainment among secondary school students.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-9966-59-011-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepository.kibu.ac.ke/handle/123456789/491
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKIBUen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectAgeen_US
dc.subjectFamily sizeen_US
dc.subjectPrior Attainmenten_US
dc.subjectParental Involvementen_US
dc.titleLearner characteristics and educational attainment among secondary school students in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US

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