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    Effects of teaching and learning resources on the academic achievement of form four students in mathematics; a case of public secondary schools in Mukurwe Ini district.
    (KeMU, 2013-06) Muchiri, Eunice Muthoni
    Abstract Mathematics is a key subject in the secondary education. In addition it has a practical use in many areas in life. Performance of mathematics and other science subjects in Kenya and in many other countries in Africa has remained generally poor compared to other subjects. What a person learns is not received passively; rather it is assembled or constructed by the learner actively engaging in the learning process. The purpose of this study was to find out whether availability and use of teaching-learning resources in the teaching of mathematics has any impact on the performance. The researcher intended to find out whether teaching resources such as CDs, Computers, models, actual objects such as cartons, projectors and textbooks are available :in secondary schools. In addition, the researcher wanted to find out to what extent the resources are used in the teaching process and their effect if any on the performance of mathematics in internal and external examinations. Literature review in this study was based on three sub-topics namely: teaching and learning of mathematics, importance of teaching learning resources in the teaching _ learning process and the performance of mathematics in examinations. The researcher made use of descriptive survey research design and the study was limited to public secondary schools in Mukurwe-ini district. The research instruments that were used are interview schedules, questionnaires, and document analysis. Data regarding teaching resources was gathered using questionnaires administered to students and from teachers and Principals using interview method. Data on performance of mathematics in internal exams and in the KCSE examination was collected using relevant documents from the schools and the District education office. The qualitative data was analysed by thematic analysis method The main themes or topics were identified and summarized. Quantitative data was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). In both cases, data was presented using appropriate diagrams such as tables, bar graphs and piecharts. The study established that teaching learning resources for mathematics are available in secondary schools. It was found that majority of the students have a geometrical set, a calculator and a mathematical table. The study also