Comparison of students’ performance in mathematics in day and boarding schools :

Abstract

The research aimed at finding the difference in Mathematics performance between day and boarding schools in Mbale City. A descriptive survey design was used in the study and data was descriptive in nature. Data was collected using two separate questionnaires that is teachers’ questionnaire and students’ questionnaire. This was given to a sample of 60 Students i.e. 35 from boarding schools and 25 from day schools and 30 teachers and luck enough all the questionnaires given to teachers and students were returned. Findings indicate that the major factors associated with the difference in students' Mathematics performance in boarding and day schools include; motivation of teachers, relationship between students and teachers, number of remedial lessons in a school per week, level of absenteeism of teachers, teacher’s workload.