Influence of Teachers instructional skills on academic performance of refugees children in Public Primary Schools in Ruiru sub-county.

Abstract

The purpose for this study was to determine the influence of teachers‟ instructional skills on academic performance of refugees‟ children in public primary schools in Ruiru Sub County. The study used exploratory research design. There are thirty (30) public primary schools with refugee children in Ruiru Sub County. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 28 public primary schools. The target population for this study was 536 teachers and 30 head teachers. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 221 teachers while purpose sampling was used to select 28 head teachers. Result findings showed that teachers‟ instructional skills influence the academic performance of refugee children. Based on research finding it can be concluded that that teachers‟ instructional skills influences academic performance of refugees‟ children in public primary schools in Ruiru Sub County. It is further recommended that training through seminars and workshop be introduced for both teachers and head teachers. These training should include skills on how to manage, handle and care for refugee children.