An Appraisal of School-Related Factors that Contribute to the Academic Achievements of Low Social-Economic-Status of Students in Ghana
Table 1.
School-RelatedFactors that Contribute to the Students’ Academic Achievement
| Statements | Teachers (n=30) | Students (n=347) | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | | The school time schedule is followed by the teachers. | 3.27 | 0.87 | 3.43 | 0.76 | | There are school programmes that help students to learn. | 3.10 | 0.80 | 3.34 | 0.80 | | There are available library references in the school. | 2.43 | 0.97 | 2.26 | 1.08 | | Classroom is comfortable enough for teaching and learning | 2.80 | 0.78 | 3.33 | 0.86 | | There is enough space in the library for learning | 1.83 | 0.79 | 2.01 | 1.04 | | The school has adequate textbooks for all the subjects in the library | 2.30 | 0.99 | 2.41 | 1.12 | | The school has adequate facilities for teaching and learning. | 2.43 | 0.82 | 2.34 | 1.01 | | In my class, the students are too many. | 2.53 | 1.01 | 2.82 | 1.06 | | The school compound is clean and orderly for learning. | 2.97 | 0.85 | 3.31 | 0.82 | | The school provides guidance counselling to all students | 2.93 | 0.94 | 3.29 | 1.05 | | The school ensures that all parents attend school meetings | 2.57 | 1.10 | 3.40 | 0.82 | | Mean of Means/ SD | 2.65 | 0.90 | 2.90 | 0.95 | Source: Field data, 2016
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Source: Field data, 2016 |