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What is Type of School

Chapter 133
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
In Kenya there are two types of schools. The government sponsored schools (public schools) and the private owned schools (private schools). In this study both public and private primary schools participated in the study. Primary school level: this is the elementary level school, it houses pupils of ages ranging from seven to sixteen years. In this study pupil’s in the age range of eleven years to fourteen under half years participated in the study. These learners are expected to be in standard eight class in Kenyan primary schools.
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Relationship Among Intelligence, Achievement Motivation, Type of School, and Academic Performance of Kenyan Urban Primary School Pupils
Jessina Mukomunene Muthee (Kenyatta University, Kenya) and Catherine G. Murungi (Kenyatta University, Kenya)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch133
Abstract
This chapter determines the extent to which primary school academic performance was influenced by the criterion variables. Two hundred pupils male and female of age 12 and 14.5years from both public and private primary schools in Nairobi city participated in the study. Multiple regression and t-test were used for data analysis. The results revealed that three independent variables; intelligence, achievement, motivation and type of school jointly and significantly contributed to the prediction of academic achievement of the urban primary school pupils. (R = 0.693, P < .01). In terms of magnitude of contribution, intelligence turned out to be the most significant predictor (Beta = .445, t = 7.503, P< .01) followed by achievement motivation (beta = 0.282, t – 5.042, P< .01) and type of school (Beta = 0.208, t = 3.615, P < .01). The results of t – test revealed that students from private schools differ significantly from students of public schools in academic achievement and intelligence but not in terms of achievement motivation.
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