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

Source: Field data, 2016