Effectiveness of support supervision and students’ achievement in science subjects in selected Government-Aided secondary schools

Abstract

The study focused on investigating the effectiveness of support supervision on students‟ achievement in science subjects in selected government aided secondary schools in Kween District. The specific objectives of this study included; To establish the forms and status of support supervision on students‟ achievements in science subjects in the selected government aided secondary schools in Kween district. To identify the challenges affecting the implementation of support supervision on students‟ achievement in science subjects in selected government aided secondary schools in Kween district and to find out strategies for strengthening the implementation of support supervision on the students‟ achievement in science subject in Kween district. The study employed a descriptive cross section survey design and adopted a mixed approach. The study sample size was 97 respondents where simple random and purposive sampling was used in selecting the participants. A questionnaire and interview guide were used in data collection. The findings from the study revealed that; Various forms and status of support supervision predict students‟ academic achievement in science subjects in Kween District by 20.9% as indicated by the R Square value. Challenges associated with implementation of support supervision predict students‟ academic achievement in science subjects in Kween District by 31%. Strategies for strengthening the implementation of support supervision predict students‟ academic achievement in science subjects in Kween District by 53.5%. The study also indicated that; there was a strong positive and significant relationship between support supervision and students‟ achievement in science subjects in Kween District as depicted by the study variable of R=0. 756. The study concludes that support supervision moderately influences students‟ achievement in science subjects in government aided secondary schools in Kween District. The study recommends that; the school management should put more emphasis towards ensuring that the different forms of support supervision are emphasized. The school management should put more emphasis on ensuring that timely measures are put in place to address the challenges that hinder smooth support supervision. There is need to further ensure that the existing strategies are strengthened so as to attain smooth support supervision.