International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Effectiveness of School Related Factors on Learning Performance of Primary School Children

  • Author:
  • Dipak Bhattacharya
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • Page Number: 39 to 50

M. Phil. Scholar, Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, India

Online published on 17 March, 2016.

Abstract

Appropriate school environment and quality of teachers largely impact upon learning performance of primary school children. Due to lack of teachers' competencies and poor infrastructure facility, children of the primary school may be less motivated to learn. So, it is very necessary to create such schooling environment where children get chance to learn actively. That's why, the researchers had framed two objectives in the present study: To identify how the school related factors effect on learning performance of primary school children and To suggest remedial measures to overcome the poor learning performance of primary school children. The present study was conducted on 20 teachers and 50 students of 10 primary schools of Contai Municipality by using descriptive survey method. The researcher had used achievement test for students, self made interview schedules for students and Questionnaire for teachers separately in this study. The findings of the study were: Educational qualification of teachers, teaching experience, classroom strength, infrastructural facility, language, incentives did not have any effect on the learning performance of primary school children. In-service training of teachers, usage of teaching, methods of teaching school related factors were effect on learning performance of primary school children

Keywords

School Related Factors, Learning Performance, Primary School Children