Determinants of Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kapenguria Division-Kenya: Assessing the Effect of Participation in Selected CoCurricular Activities
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Determinants, Co-curricular activities, academic performance, participation
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The relationship between learners’ participation in co-curricular activities and their performance in academics remains confusing. Although, some studies report positive impacts of co-curricular activities, a significant number reports negative impacts. The present study therefore examined determinants of academic performance in public secondary schools by drawing upon the effect of selected co-curricular activities. The study adopted the concurrent mixed methods design for purposes of examining both quantitative and qualitative data. Both stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to a draw a sample comprising of 250 students, 15 co-curricular teachers, and 5 Principals. Descriptive statistics were used to explore quantitative data while thematic analysis was used to examine qualitative data. Multiple regressions model was used to establish determinants of academic performance from the selected co-curricular activities. The study concluded that athletics, music, and soccer were positive and significant determinants of students’ academic performance. There is therefore need for provision of facilities that could promote these activities.
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Anyango, V. (2012). Influence of co-curricular activities on academic achievement of public primary school
pupils in Kisumu municipality Kisumu County, Kenya (Master’s thesis). Retrieved from http://www.researchkenya.or.ke/thesis/4208/influence-of-co-curricular-activities-on-academicachievement-of-public-primary-school-pupils-in-kisumu-municipality-kisumu-county,-kenya
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Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
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Bulgarian Journal of Science and Education Policy (BJSEP), Volume 6, Number 2 Developing Talent among the Youth in Secondary Schools in Transmara West Sub-county, Kenya. Journal of Education and Practice Vol.4, No.26
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2010 and Vision 2030 and beyond. Ministry of Education Science and Technology. Nairobi. Kenya
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GoK (2015). Quality assurance and standards office http: //www.kisii.go.ke/index. php/socioeconomics/item/1650-tsc-kisii-county-branch.
Griffith, D. (2007). More scrutiny of high school student-athletes needed to ensure academics a priority. NASBE, 1-3.
Junior College Students (Master’s dissertation). Retrieved from http://www.dypatil.edu/schools/management/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMPACT-OF-CO-CUR.
Kamau, A.W., Rintaugu, E.G., Muniu, R.K. & Amusa, L.O. (2015). The effect of participation in competitive sports on school connectedness of secondary school students. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 21(3: 1), 876-889.
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http://www.kdp.org/2016researchconference/proceedings/influence_of_co_curricular.pdf
Ogochi, G., Thinguri, R. (2013). An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Co-curricular Policy in
Okumu, R., Ronoh, A., Maithya, P. (2017). Correlating Students’ Participation in Music and their Academic
Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya. Scholars Bulletin. Vol-3, Iss-4 pp 170-175
Omae, N. S., Onderi, H. N., & Mwebi, B. (2017). Implications of Co-Curricular Activities on Quality Education in Public Secondary. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal – Vol.4, No.1
Saat, N.Z.M., Sazlina, K, Siti, A. H., Ghazali, A.R., Dzairudzee R, Nur Zaidah, Z., Nuruljannah, J., Shafikha,
M.S,, Wan, A.C.W. (2015). Relationship between Co-Curriculum Activity, Stress and Academic Performance among University Student. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Business, Law and Corporate Social Responsibility (ICBLCSR’15) May 5-6, 2015 Bali (Indonesia). Retrieved from http://icehm.org/upload/5775ED0515020.pdf
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Soe, H.P. (2014). Perceptions of Students And Teachers On The Role Of Extracurricular Activities At A
Private University In MYANMAR (Master’s Thesis). Retrieved from http://unitec.researchbank.ac.nz/handle/10652/2521
Thomas J.H., Kenneth R. F. (2009). The impact of physical activity and fitness on academic achievement and cognitive performance in children. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology Vol. 2, No. 2, 198-214
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Programme Division; UNICEF New York
Veronesi, M.C., Gunderman, R.B., 2012. Perspectives: the potential of student organizations for developing leadership: one school’s experience. Acad. Med. 87 (2), 226–229.
Wanjohi, A.M. (2016). Role of Co-Curricular Activities in Social Development of Students in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya. African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, Vol. 3
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