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DECLARATION A
I,
Damien Nzabihimana, declare that this thesis is my original work and has never
been presented for any award in any university or any institution of higher
learning. In any instances where the work of others has been used, due
acknowledgement has been given.
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Damien Nzabihimana
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Date
DECLARATION B
«I confirm that the work reported in this dissertation
was carried out by the candidate under my supervision».
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Names: Mr. Ochan Joseph
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Date
APPROVAL SHEET
«This dissertation entitled the nature of schools and
academic performance of pupils in primary schools in Gasabo District Kigali
city presented by Damien Nzabihimana in partial fulfillment of the requirement
for the degree of Master in Education management has been examined and approved
by the panel on oral examination with the grade of PASSED.
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Name and Sig. of Chairman
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Name and Sig. of Supervisor Name and signature of panelist
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Name and Sig. of panelist Name and
signature of panelist
Date of Comprehensive Examination:
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Grade: ____________________________
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Name and Sig. of director, SPGSR
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Name and Sig. of DVC, SPGSR
DEDICATION
This work is dedicated to Miss
Virginia Nyirantibizerwa who does not cease to fully support me all the
time.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This
research has been a result of the contribution and effort of several
individuals. Indeed, I wish to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to my
supervisor Mr. Ochan Joseph for his tireless effort he put in guiding me on how
to go about it.
In the
same way, I thank all my lecturers in the School of Postgraduate Studies for
their great contribution towards my training at Kampala International
University.
I owe
my appreciation to teachers and head teachers of the schools where all the
primary data for this study were obtained. I also thank the staff of the Rwanda National
Examinations Council (RNEC) who accepted to provide me with the secondary data
used in this research.
My
appreciation also goes to my classmates for the encouragement and moral support
rendered to me during the time of undertaking this study. Through sharing, we
encouraged and built esprit de corps in one another to achieve the
common goal, despite all difficulties encountered individually or
collectively.
To you
all, may the Almighty God grant peace all the time!
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship
between the nature of schools and the academic performance of pupils in primary
schools in Gasabo district Rwanda. Specifically the study wanted to (i) compare
the academic performance of pupils in public and private primary schools in
Gasabo district Rwanda; (ii) to establish the effect of availability of school
facilities on pupils' academic performance and (iii) to establish the effect of
teacher Quality on pupils' academic performance in Gasabo district Rwanda. The
study was done by developing a conceptual framework relating the nature of
schools to pupils' academic performance. Using a descriptive cross-sectional
survey design, data were collected from 40 teacher and 10 head teacher using
questionnaires and interview guide as the main data collection instruments.
Also data on PLE results for 300 pupils in the selected primary schools was
obtained which was used in comparing pupils' performance in the two categories
of schools. Data were analyzed using frequency tables and summary statistics
and lastly using t-test in comparing pupils' performance in private and public
primary schools in Gasabo.
The study revealed that there is a difference in the academic
performance of pupils in public and private primary pupils in Gasabo district
with pupils in private primary schools performing batter than their
counterparts. School facilities and teacher quality were also found to be
affecting academic performance in Gasabo district. The recommendations of the
study were (i) Government providing public and private subsidized primary
schools with required facilities so as to create in them a welcoming
environment for teaching/learning process, (ii) the Ministry of education
should reduce the bureaucracy in the school administration, allowing public
schools to diversify their sources of funding (iii) Politicians and other
officials of Rwanda should also keep monitoring and evaluating the quality of
public education in primary schools and take general decision in favor of all
citizens of Rwanda as far as education is concerned and (iv) the value of a
teacher's quality in terms of experience, qualification, ability to prepare for
lessons should be honored and compensated in order to give teachers the
motivation to adequately do their jobs and support pupils learning to improve
on their performance.
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