Identifying Factors Affecting Students' Academic Achievement in Science and Mathematics in Primary Schools of Hawassa City

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate factors affecting students’ academic achievement in science and mathematics in primary schools of Hawassa city. A self-developed, structured and semi structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from the students, teachers and head teachers on the variables under study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. From the total of 10 cluster schools available in Hawassa city administration, 4 cluster schools were selected as our first stage sample. Since, the elementary unit for the study is student from grade 5 to grade 8; the required sample size was taken from total students learning in grade five to eight in the selected clusters schools. The results of the study indicated that low studying habit; low follow up the progress of students by their parents, low education level of parents and low monthly income status of parents are the major challenging factor for successful academic achievement of students in science and mathematics.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Primary education, Motivation, Academic environment, Science education

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-10-06

Publication date: April 30^th 2019