This research was conducted to confirm and identify possible and intrinsic factors which may
influence the academic achievement of senior secondary pupils in the rural Eastem Cape. The
literature study indicates that factors such as parental involvement, motivation, the role of
teachers and peers as well as learners' attribution of meaning, involvement, and experience
have a direct influence on academic achievement.
To confmn the influence of the above factors, the researcher conducted a structured interview with
ten respondents, consisting of four pupils, their parents and two teachers. Questions to parents
investigated their relationship with theii·children in terms of discipline, motivation as well as
involvement in their education. Questions to pupils investigated their relationship with their
parents, teachers, peers and self. Learners' level of self-actualization in terms of
attribution of meaning, involvement, experience and self-concept was also examined.
The research revealed that most of the parents are not adequately involved in their children s
education, and the fmdings confirmed this as an extrinsic factor that
influenced the learners achievement. The findings also indicated that teachers have somewhat
lost sight of their role in promoting learners' potential, contributing to the high failure rate in
the Eastern Cape rural schools. The fmdings further confirmed that the learners level of self
actualization, in terms of attribution of meaning, involvement and experience influences academic
achievement.
Based on the findings, recommendations were made to improve the situation of education in the
rural Eastern Cape. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/17871 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Zangqa, Sharleen Nomonde |
| Contributors | Smit, W. A. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvi, 120 leaves) |
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