Covid-19 pandemic school lockdown and pupils ‘academic performance. A case study of primary schools in Butaleja sub county, Butaleja district.
| dc.contributor.author | Were, Denis | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-20T17:51:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-20T17:51:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | COVID 19 pandemic lockdown and pupils’ academic performance a Case study of primary schools in Butaleja Sub-County Butaleja District, in general, was an issue of concern of the 21st century. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and the academic performance of learners in primary schools in Butaleja Sub- County. The objectives were to find out the effects of COVID-19 pandemic school closure in primary schools, to assess the status of academic performance of learners; to assess the relationship between the effects of COVID-19 pandemic school closure and the academic performance of learners in primary schools in Butaleja Sub- County, in Butaleja District. A cross-sectional survey research design, employing both qualitative, quantitative and, focussed group discussion approaches. The study population of 12 teachers and 134 learners in government-aided schools participated in the study. A structured questionnaire and interviews guide were the instruments for collecting data. A content validity index [CVI] was computed. For reliability, a test to retest method was used and a Cronbach Alpha was computed and used after pretesting and after the whole data is collected. It was concluded that: school closure due to covid-19 pandemic affected both pupils and teachers since pupils could rarely attend school, pupils’ contact time with other learners was reduced and also pupils face to face interactions with teacher was reduced. Consequently, this affected pupils’ discussion and learning schedules. There was a poor status of academic performance of learners since a given percentage of pupils could not count using mental head effectively, could not divide effectively in maths, scored poor grades and could not proficiently pronounce words which was an indicator of poor status of academic performance of learners. There was a highly positive significant relationship between effects of COVID19 pandemic school closure and the academic performance of learners at the one percent level two tailed. These results implied that as school closure due to covid-19 pandemic contributed 59.4% to the status of the academic performance of learners and the remaining 40.6% was caused by other factors. It was recommended that as school administrators observed the SOP’s, it would adopt other means like online class so that pupils could attend school regularly, create discussion groups through WhatsApp, zoom to increase on the contact time with other learners. The school administration and stakeholders should provide extra classes and also provide extra support to those pupils that could not count using mental head effectively, divide effectively in maths to improve the status of academic performance. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Were, D. (2024). COVID-19 pandemic school lockdown and pupils ‘academic performance. A case study of primary schools in Butaleja Sub County, Butaleja District. [Research report]. Busitema University. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/3197 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Busitema University | |
| dc.title | Covid-19 pandemic school lockdown and pupils ‘academic performance. A case study of primary schools in Butaleja sub county, Butaleja district. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |