| dc.description.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. | en |
