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Analysis of the Effects of Learner's Location on Their ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF LEARNER’S LOCATION ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MASAKA DISTRICT BY NAKASINGA RAHMAT A dissertation submitted to the School of Statistics and Planning in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Business Statistics of Makerere University AUGUST 2018 0 i ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT My special thanks go to my University Supervisor Dr. Kakuba Christian for his tremendous support, continuous guidance and mentorship throughout this research period. May the Almighty bless him endlessly. I extend my sincere gratitude to the entire Makerere University staff that welcomed me warmly, gave me a hospitable environment during the study period and mentored me in numerous University core values and activities. You became family and that was priceless. I will always be proud of Makerere University for uplifting me and making me reach greater horizons in education and I would recommend them to continue with these services to help and serve others just like I have been helped. With great pleasure, I thank all my fellow colleagues especially Kasumba Jovan, TusiimeJovia, Nasasira Derrick, Wamboka Abner Shadrack , Kakande Lawrence, Soita Moses, Kirabira Nicholas and Nnamirembe Angel Dalia for the guidance and support, encouragement and academic ideas during the period I was doing my research. It was really exceptional as their input during our interactions, discussions and friendship contributed greatly to the completion of this piece of work. I can’t forget my family for their selfless and unlimited support to me as I walk the path of self-realization and world discovery of the educated and prayers they have given to me throughout my entire education. May the almighty God bless you abundantly. Above all I would like to thank the Almighty God without him I would not have made it through. Thank you, Allah. May God bless you all. iii DEDICATION There are those close to my heart and home who contributed a lot to the completion of this work by putting me in a position to start, sustain and finish this dissertation. For this reason, plus many others, I wish to dedicate this work to my dad, Mr. KASINGA MAJID, for my tuition and offered me constant support to reach the finishing line, my siblings who missed my constant sisterhood attention especially at the time of doing their homework and missed my company because I was studying. I also dedicate this work to all my many friends whom I consulted now and then, discussed with, supported and encouraged me to reach this far. Last but not least I dedicate this work to my late mum, Miss NANKINGA LYDIA whosupported me to finish this degree for she was a great encouragement to me. May God bless her abundantly. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. APPROVAL ......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................................... iii DEDICATION ..................................................................................................................... iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................... v LIST OF ACROYNMS ....................................................................................................... vii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. viii LIST OF APPENDICES ...................................................................................................... ix ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................... x CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... x 1.1 Background of the study ......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Problem statement ................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Objectives of the study ............................................................................................ 4 1.3.1 Main objective ................................................................................................. 4 1.3.2 Specific objectives are; .................................................................................... 4 1.4 Hypothesis of the study ........................................................................................... 4 1.5 Significance of the study ......................................................................................... 4 1.6 Scope of the study ................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW......................................................................... 6 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 6 2.2 Definition of the terms ............................................................................................ 6 2.2.1 Educational performance.................................................................................. 6 2.2.2 Divisions .......................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Motivation and academic performance .................................................................... 6 2.4 Parent’s income and academic performance ............................................................ 7 2.5 Distance and academic performance ....................................................................... 7 2.6 Sex and academic performance ............................................................................... 8 CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................. 10 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Population Study ................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Sample Size .......................................................................................................... 10 3.4 Data collection ...................................................................................................... 12 3.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................................................ 12 v CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION .......................... 13 4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 13 4.2 Univariate Analysis ............................................................................................... 13 4.2.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents ................................................... 13 4.2.1 Effects of school distance on secondary student’s academic performance in Masaka district ............................................................................................................ 14 4.3 Bivariate Analysis ................................................................................................. 17 CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................... 20 5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 20 5.2 Summary of findings ............................................................................................. 20 5.3 Conclusions .......................................................................................................... 22 5.4 Recommendations. ................................................................................................ 22 5.4.1 Recommendation for policy makers ............................................................... 22 5.4.2 Recommendation on practice ......................................................................... 23 References .......................................................................................................................... 24 APPENDIX A: A QUESTIONNAIRE THAT WAS ADMISTERED TO THE STUDENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 27 vi LIST OF ACROYNMS DIV: Division GDP: Gross Domestic product MOESTS: Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports NGOs: Non-Government Organization SPSS: Statistical Package for Social Scientists UPE: Universal Primary Education USE: Universal Secondary Education WB: World Bank vii LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Schools selected to represent the study ........................................................................ 10 Table 2: Number of students to be selected in each school ......................................................... 11 Table 3: Students characteristics (SEX) ..................................................................................... 13 Table 4: Distances from school ................................................................................................. 14 Table 5: Current end of term examination results for students
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