Thesis:

Influence of learning resources on the academic perfomance in day public secondary schools in Kiminini sub- county, Trans Nzoia county, Kenya

Kenya has seen a notable surge in the quantity of day public secondary schools situated around the nation in the last five years. The government's efforts to guarantee that the majority of Kenyans have better access to educational opportunities have a direct bearing on these outcomes. In spite of this, these establishments have consistently prioritized academic performance. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of educational resources on the academic capacity of students at day public secondary schools situated in the Kiminini sub-county of Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya. The goals of the inquiry are listed as follows: In order to ascertain the degree to which academic progress in day public secondary schools in the Kiminini sub-county is influenced by the availability of material resources, To ascertain the degree to which the physical layout of day public secondary schools in Kiminini Sub-County influences students' academic performance, The aim of this research was to examine the effects of digital learning materials and teacher influence on academic achievement in day public secondary schools in Kiminini Sub-County, Kenya. The theoretical framework of this study was the Resource-Based View (RBV), which states that an organization's performance is influenced by how it uses its resource endowment. A descriptive survey was the research methodology used. Within the Kiminini Sub-County, there are reportedly 51 public secondary schools. Consequently, 509 teachers and 51 school administrators was included in the targeted population. A systematic random selection procedure to pick the instructors who took part in the research was used. Using a random selection technique, the researcher chose nine instructors from twenty-two schools and eight teachers from one school from the total of 206 teacher answers. Because of their community's modest size, a total of 27 principals were chosen using the purposive selection procedure. At this time, there had been 233 responses overall. Ten respondents who were not part of the research sample took a preliminary test as part of the procedure to evaluate the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Furthermore, the supervisor assessed the instruments' validity. A correlation value of at least 0.7 is necessary to determine the reliability of an instrument. Descriptive statistics was used by the study to do the data analysis. Descriptive statistics use percentages, means, frequencies, and standard deviations among other statistical kinds. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, or SPSS, version 28 was used to do the data analysis process. In the past, tables, info graphics, and other figures were used to display the results. The ultimate goal of this study is to improve the quality of education provided in day public secondary schools by adding to the body of knowledge already available regarding the effect of learning materials on academic success in these institutions. The study provides compelling evidence that various factors significantly influence academic performance and the highest level of education completed among teachers. The findings highlight the critical importance of material resources, teacher expertise, physical facilities, and digital learning resources.