TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ............................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................ iv
LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................... viii
LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................... ix
ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................. X
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................. xi
CHAPTER 0 NE ........................... o ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Background to the Study ........................................................................................... 1
1.1 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................................... 3
1.2 Objectives of the Study ............................................................................................. 3
1.2.1 General Objective ................................................................................................... 3
1.2.2 Specific Objectives ................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Research Questions ................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Scope ofthe Study ..................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Significance ofthe Study ........................................................................................... 4
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LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 6
2.2. The school factors responsible for poor English performance ................................... 6
2.3 Out of school factors responsible for poor English performance ................................ 9
2.4 Solutions to the factors responsible for poor performance in English ....................... 10
Methodology ................................................................................................................. 11
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 11
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3.2 Research Design ...................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Study Area and population of Study ........................................................................ 11
3.4 Sample Frame work ................................................................................................. 11
3.4.1 Sample Size .......................................................................................................... 11
3.4.2 Sample Technique ................................................................................................. 11
3. 4. 3 Sample procedure ................................................................................................. 11
3.5 Methods .................................................................................................................. 12
3.5.1 Instruments Usedfor Data Collection ................................................................... 12
3.5.2 Sources of data ..................................................................................................... 12
3.6 Data Analysis .......................................................................................................... 12
3. 7 Ethical Consideration .............................................................................................. 13
3.8 Limitations .............................................................................................................. 13
3.9 Delimitations ........................................................................................................... 14
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Presentation, Analysis and Discussion of the Findings ................................................... 15
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 15
4.2 Demographic Background ofthe Respondents ......................................................... 15
4.2.1 Sex ....................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.2 Age ....................................................................................................................... 16
4. 2. 3 Marital status ....................................................................................................... 1 7
4. 2. 4 Educational .......................................................................................................... 17
4. 2. 5 Occupation ........................................................................................................... 18
4.3 School Factors responsible for English Poor Performance ....................................... 18
4.4 Out of school fuctors affecting English performance ................................................ 19
4.5 Solutions to the Factors ........................................................................................... 20
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Summary of the Major Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations ........................... 21
5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 21
5.1 Summary ................................................................................................................. 21
ABSTRACT
The study of this report is about the factors affecting performance in English as a subject in Nabuyoga, Tororo district Eastern Uganda. It is directed by the following specific objectives; to identifY the school factors that could have affected the performance of the candidates in the primary leaving examinations in Nabuyoga Sub County, to out the out of school factors affected the performance of the candidates in English in primary leaving ex
