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The Relationship between Home Learning and Accessibility of Study Materials by Secondary School Students in Ibanda County, Ibanda District Western Uganda
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2023) Mugarura, Jimmy; Sudi, Balimuttajjo; Kyayemagye, Florah
The study assessed the effect of home learning on the accessibility of study materials by secondary school students in Ibanda County, Ibanda. It was guided by the following objectives; assessing forms of home learning that were used by secondary school students, determining the level of accessibility of study materials among secondary students, and assessing the relationship between home learning and accessibility of study materials by secondary school students. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed. The population for this study included secondary school teachers, students, headteachers, DEO. Headteachers participated in the study because they were responsible for implementing and monitoring school programs. Quantitative data was analyzed using the computer-based program called Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Qualitative data collected was subjected to the inductive data analysis procedure. Results indicated that the majority of the respondents 210 (69.1%) agreed that students are able to easily access the Internet as needed for their studies. The majority of the respondents 218 (71.7%) agreed that students are comfortable communicating electronically through internet. The majority of the respondents 223 (73.4%) agreed that students access newspapers with study content. The findings further indicated that there was a moderate statistically significant relationship between home learning and accessibility of study materials by secondary school students at (P=0.000<0.01, r=0.226). It was concluded that there are different forms of home learning used by secondary school students in Ibanda County, Ibanda District such as internet, deliveries and one to one. It was also concluded that there was effective accessibility of study materials among secondary school students. It was recommended that the government through ministry of education should promote home learning by improving internet facilities, devices for students and teachers, among others.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT OF THE U.S.E. PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IBANDA MUNICIPALITY
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023-02) Nuwagaba, Vicent; Atukunda, Gershom; Kyayemagye, Florah
The study assessed the relationship between management of the USE program and establishment of private secondary schools. The study employed across sectional design by which data was collected basing on what is going on at the particular point of time. The study population included MEO, parents, inspectors, head teachers and teachers. A sample size of 344 respondents participated in the study, quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics formulae provided by the statistical packages for social science SPSS v.16. Also the independent variable was correlated with dependent variable using Pearson correlation. The statistical package for social scientists (SPSS 22.0) were used in the analysing of data. The study found out that there is a high positive significant relationship between management of the USE program and establishment of private secondary schools in Ibanda Municipality at P=0.002 at level of significance 0.01, r = 0.878. It was further concluded that there is a high positive significant relationship between management of the USE program and establishment of private secondary schools in Ibanda Municipality. Management of the use program is responsible for the establishment of private secondary schools in Ibanda Municipality. It was recommended that the government should conduct effective supervision of universal secondary schools to improve the effectiveness of USE program. The government should set the limit of fees for students in private schools to enable all parents who have children in private schools afford the fees
The Relationship Between Teachers’ Social Media Use and Teaching Effectiveness in Secondary Schools of Lyantonde District, Uganda
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2023) Ssemambo, Henry; Balimuttajjo, Sudi; Kyayemagye, Florah
The study assessed the influence of teachers’ social media use on teaching effectiveness in secondary schools of Lyantonde District. It was guided by the following objectives examining the different social media platforms used by teachers, assessing the level of teaching effectiveness in secondary schools, and establishing the relationship between teachers’ social media use and Teaching effectiveness in Secondary Schools. The study employed a cross-sectional design. The study involved the use of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. This study targeted; teachers, head teachers, DEO, students’ representatives, and members of parents’ teacher associations. The study findings found that the majority of the respondents (73.5%) often use Facebook, (82.4%) rarely use twitter, (88.2%) rarely use Instagram, and all the respondents (100.0%) always use Whatsapp. It was also found that the majority of the respondents (87.3%) always prepared when holding classes, (74.5%) display authority when teaching, (88.2%) are approachable with students. It was further found that there was no statistically significant relationship between teachers’ social media use and teaching effectiveness in secondary schools of Lyantonde District at (P=0.798>0.001, r=0.026). It was concluded that most teachers use Facebook, Whatsapp, zoom and youtube. It was concluded that there is a high teaching effectiveness in secondary schools. It was concluded that there was no statistically significant relationship between teachers’ social media use and Teaching effectiveness in Secondary Schools of Lyantonde District. The researcher recommends that teachers should get much involved in all social media platforms including twitter, Instagram, Skype and Linkeldn. The Ministry of Education and Sports should sensitize teachers on how to use social media platforms for teaching effectiveness in secondary schools