Factors Affecting Female Students’ Academic Performance in Second Cycle of Primary Schools in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 3, 403 - 419, 01.07.2019

Endalsasa Belay Abitew

https://doi.org/10.24331/ijere.573898

Öz

The main purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting female students’ academic
performance in second cycle of primary schools in Bahir Dar City Administration. Descriptive
survey research design was employed. Four second cycle primary public schools were
selected through simple random sampling technique. Students, teachers, principals,
supervisors and Bahir Dar City Administration Education Officials were the respondents of
the study. Questionnaire, interview, FGD and observation were employed to collect the
relevant data. To analyze the quantitative data, simple descriptive statistical techniques like
frequencies and percentages were employed. To support the quantitative data, the qualitative
data were also analyzed thematically. The result of the study showed that female students had
less achieved in academic performance as compared with male students. Various factors like
parents’ education level, school facilities, income level of parents, domestic workloads, school
environment, attitude of the society towards female education were found to be the major
factors determining the academic performance of female students. Since the factors affecting
female students’ academic performance are emanated from different perspectives, the study
recommends that the involvement of various stakeholders is needed in order to enhance the
academic performance of female students.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Keywords: Female students, academic performance, primary schools

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