%0 Journal Article %1 jaba2024examination %A Jaba, Nathan Mbalu %A George, Tony Patrick %A Kamara, Sia Mary %A Mani, Susan Yei %D 2024 %J International Journal of Recent Innovations in Academic Research %K Education Learning Performance Students Trends %N 1 %P 34-43 %R https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10604425 %T An Examination of the Trends in Retention and Performance of Students in the Traditional and Distance Learning Programme in the Last Five Years at Eastern Polytechnic, Sierra Leone %U https://www.ijriar.com/docs/2024/2024-jan/IJRIAR-04.pdf %V 8 %X The article is set out to examine the trends in retention and performance of students in the traditional and distance learning programme in the last five years at eastern polytechnic, Sierra Leone. The objectives of the study were to: examine the demographic characteristic of respondents; to examine the enrollment of TC students at the eastern polytechnic 2012 to 2016; to assess the performance of students within their three years of graduation. A survey design with a cross sectional approach was employed and it entailed the collection of qualitative and quantitative data from various respondents. A total of 367 teachers responded to the questionnaires and Focus Group Discussion Guides (FGD). Interviews were held with Sierra Leone Teachers Union members (SLTU), Community Teachers Association (CTA) representatives, and the two Ministries of Education officials: the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE). The findings of the study indicated that in all the years under review, more students in the traditional model failed than students in the distance education model, and more teachers in the distance education models had more division two passes than teachers in the traditional model of teaching. It is recommended that the ministry of technical and higher education should provide support in the form of grant in aid to committed and dedicated students that top their class at each level.

@article{jaba2024examination, abstract = {The article is set out to examine the trends in retention and performance of students in the traditional and distance learning programme in the last five years at eastern polytechnic, Sierra Leone. The objectives of the study were to: examine the demographic characteristic of respondents; to examine the enrollment of TC students at the eastern polytechnic 2012 to 2016; to assess the performance of students within their three years of graduation. A survey design with a cross sectional approach was employed and it entailed the collection of qualitative and quantitative data from various respondents. A total of 367 teachers responded to the questionnaires and Focus Group Discussion Guides (FGD). Interviews were held with Sierra Leone Teachers Union members (SLTU), Community Teachers Association (CTA) representatives, and the two Ministries of Education officials: the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE). The findings of the study indicated that in all the years under review, more students in the traditional model failed than students in the distance education model, and more teachers in the distance education models had more division two passes than teachers in the traditional model of teaching. It is recommended that the ministry of technical and higher education should provide support in the form of grant in aid to committed and dedicated students that top their class at each level.}, added-at = {2024-02-06T09:14:16.000+0100}, author = {Jaba, Nathan Mbalu and George, Tony Patrick and Kamara, Sia Mary and Mani, Susan Yei}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21215c18547441d8b0fbbb05844396156/ijriar_journal}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10604425}, interhash = {6776d8f18f35e137acb5c10fc8d0fb00}, intrahash = {1215c18547441d8b0fbbb05844396156}, issn = {E-ISSN: 2635-3040 & P-ISSN: 2659-1561}, journal = {International Journal of Recent Innovations in Academic Research}, keywords = {Education Learning Performance Students Trends}, language = {English}, month = {January}, number = 1, pages = {34-43}, timestamp = {2024-02-06T09:29:36.000+0100}, title = {An Examination of the Trends in Retention and Performance of Students in the Traditional and Distance Learning Programme in the Last Five Years at Eastern Polytechnic, Sierra Leone}, url = {https://www.ijriar.com/docs/2024/2024-jan/IJRIAR-04.pdf}, volume = 8, year = 2024 }