Open AccessFactors of Academic Performance in the Perception of Participants in Education: Secondary Schools in the Republic of Mali
Author(s) -
Ichaka Camara,
Ibrahïma Traoré
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
inter/interakciâ. intervʹû. interpretaciâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2687-0401
pISSN - 2307-2075
DOI - 10.19181/inter.2020.12.4.7
Subject(s) - pupil , psychology , perception , class (philosophy) , sample (material) , mathematics education , secondary education , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , chemistry , chromatography , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science
The aim of thy article is to share a part of the results of our research dealing with the analyzing of the factors of academic performance of pupils in two types of secondary school: public (Torokorobougou B, commune VI, Bamako) and communal (Katiorni of Kadiolo, Sikasso region). We have asked to ourselves the following questions: what are the factors of the academic performance of the pupils of this schools in the eyes of educational staff? In order to answer these questions we analyzed their attitudes towards the role of external and internal facts in academic pupil success. As a result we descripted the role of some objective (type of school, class and type of teacher) and subjective factors (pupil’s attitude to school and self-esteem) in academic success. Interviews were used in the study. The sample consists of 444 people, including 112 secondary school teachers, 56 administrators (school directors and education advisors) and 276 pupils.