Examining the Role of Debate towards Student's Academic Performance in English Language. A Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in Bukinda Sub-County Rukiga District.
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2022
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Kabale University
Abstract
The study examined the role of debate in students' academic performance in the English language.
A case study of selected secondary schools in Bukindasub-county, Rukiga District. The study
followed research objectives which were to find out the factors influencing the use of debate
towards students' academic performance in the English language of selected secondary schools in
Bukinda sub-county Rukiga district; to assess the contributions of debate towards students'
academic performance in the English language of selected secondary schools in Bukinda
sub-county Rukiga district; and to find out the effects of debate on student academic performance
in the English language of selected secondary schools in Bukinda sub-county Rukiga district. The
methodology of the study was descriptive research design using both qualitative and quantitative
tools. A sample size of 80 respondents was selected from respondents of St. Paul's Bukinda
secondary, Bukinda secondary school, and Harambe high school in Bukinda sub-county. The
findings of the study revealed that female respondents were highly represented in the study and
they were marked with 71 %. Availability of reading materials, with 20%, was among the major
factors which influence use of debate in schools. 22% revealed that deeper thinking and more
arguments to students was the major contribution of debate towards students' academic
performance. There were major effects of debate towards students' academic performance, such as
imparting the spirit of reading culture among learners, which was represented by 25% of the
respondents. Based on the results obtained in this study, it is recommended that the national
curriculum center should strengthen and engage debate as a compulsory venture in the English
language so as to improve the speaking skills of students in schools and Schools should sensitize
on how to review some of the English vocabulary in and speaking skills procedures should be
encouraged among students in Bukinda sub-county, Rukiga district, and there is a need for
government intervention through the ministry of education to introduce refresher courses, training,
and seminars on topical discussion about different topics in debate in the English language.
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A Research Report Submitted to the Faculty of Education in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Bachelors Degree in Arts with Education of Kabale University
Keywords
Debate , Student's Academic, English Language