Factors influencing students’ performance in biology at 0 and a level. a case study of Kansanga Parish- Makindye Division

Abstract

There is no gain for any country whose educational planners and policy makers stand and watch the falling standard and steady decline of education at a given rate. They must identify the causes for such decline with a view of obtaining solution to them. Therefore, the study intends to investigate on impact of family background on students’ performance in biology. The study was set to investigate on the impact of family background on students’ academic performance. The reason behind this investigation was that family background affects students right from (S. 1) and it is assumed that it’s likely to affect their performances in senior secondary school certificates examinations and even worst in their higher academic performance.