Influence of parents social economic status on pre-school children's performance in science activities in Akachiu Division, Igembe south district

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of parent's social- economic status on children's performance in pre-school science activities in Akachiu Division, Meru County. A survey research design was used to conduct the study. Twenty four (24) pre-schools in Akachiu Division were sampled for the study. Questionnaires for both head teachers and pre-school teachers, interview guide and document analysis were administered. The collected data was analyzed using frequencies, percentages, mean scores, standard deviations, t-scores and p-values. A two sample independent test was done to find out whether there was any statistical significant difference in children's performance in science activities between children in the high social econormc status and low social economical status. The findings revealed that the difference in children performance between the two groups was statistically significant (t(8) = - 24.087, P =.000, 2- tailed). These findings suggest that children from high social economic status perform better in Science activities than those in low social economic status.