Dissertations and Theses (Master's & Doctoral)

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    Teaching Practices, Teaching Facilities, Study Environment and Student Performance in Business Technical Vocational and Education Institutions in Uganda.
    (Makerere University Business School, 2019-10-08) Abey, Baker Mukova
    In an era of increasing reforms to improve the education sector, the student performance in Business Technical and Vocational Education (BTVET) institutions has been every one’s concern as educationists continue to debate what could be the real drivers influencing its effectiveness. This study was therefore initiated with a view of examining the relationship between teaching practices, teaching facilities, study environment and student performance in BTVET institutions in Uganda. It was guided by the objectives of; identifying the relationship between teaching practices and student performance, establishing the relationship between teaching facilities and student performance as well as ascertaining the mediating influence of study environment on the relationship between teaching practices, teaching facilities and student performance. The study also examined the effect of teaching practices, teaching facilities, study environment and student performance within BTVET institutions in Uganda. The study used a cross sectional research design with a sample size of 194 respondents including a registrar and a principal drawn from 97 BTVET institutions in Uganda. A regressive analysis was used to assess the predictive potential of teaching practices, teaching facilities and study environment on student performance. To ensure validity and reliability of the instrument, the researcher sought guidance from experts and supervisors in the field of student performance. The findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between teaching practices and student performance, teaching facilities and student performance as well as study environment and student performance. Moreover, the study showed that a combination of teaching practices, teaching facilities and study environment are influential in predicting student performance outcomes within BTVET institutions. Therefore, management of BTVET institutions in Uganda should not take these factors lightly if they want to improve the quality of education standards and student performance in particular. Based on these findings, the researcher recommended that teachers in BTVET institutions should focus on designing suitable practices such as friendly methods of instruction, offering practical explanations and undertaking lesson planning as such practices can improve students’ comprehension of the material taught in class leading to acquisition of knowledge. Similarly, BTVET institutions should improve spacing, promote a conducive study environment and work towards improving the quality of teaching facilities by use of learning guides such as charts and pictorials, restocking textbooks and renovating physical facilities like buildings.