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Original Research Article

Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Students at Community Secondary School in Nepal

Keshav Raj Dhakal

Reader, Department of Geography Education, Central Department of Education

*Corresponding Author's Email: dhakalkeshav@hotmail.com

Received: 01 September 2020    I    Accepted: 24 September 2020    I    Published: 28 September 2020    I    Article ID: MRJER-20-045
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This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.

Abstract

This study examined the perception of the students on the academic performance at community secondary school in Tokha Municipality, Bagmati Province, Nepal. This study aimed at examining the influence of school, teacher, student and parent related factor on students’ academic performance in secondary schools. A total of eighty (80) secondary schools students from five selected schools participated in this study. The study used purposive sampling. It employed quantitative data collection tools which included questionnaire survey. The data obtained through questionnaires were edited, categorized tallied, and tabulated. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Percentage was used to explain the characteristics of the respondents. The results indicated that the students’ academic performance in the study area was determined by different factors. Among these factors, school related factors were school climate, availability of teaching materials, methods of delivery were the most prominent factors that affect students’ academic performance. Teacher’s motivation, relation with their students, punctuality by teachers, use of instructional materials, inadequate teacher preparedness, non-marking of student’s exercises etc. were the major teacher related factors that directly affect students’ academic performance. Student related major factors which affect the student’s performance were student’s self-motivation, less amount of time invested on educational activities, absence of regular school attendance, relation with teachers, relation with other schoolmates, lack of adequate effort etc. And major parent related factors which affect the students’ performance wereparents socio economic status, parents academic background, parental occupation level, attitude towards academic performance, poor parental child interaction. The policy makers, school authority, teachers and parents must aware to improve the students’ academic performance at secondary schools.

Keywords: Academic performance, Parent, Secondary school, Student, Teacher