SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AND STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES IN TWELVE YEARS BASIC EDUCATION IN RWANDA

Abstract

This studys objective was to examine the socio-economic factors affecting student learning outcomes in Twelve Years Basic education in Rwanda. The research question was: What are the socio-economic factors that affect students learning outcomes in Twelve Years Basic Education, in Rwanda? The researcher used descriptive survey research design. 182 respondents constituted the studys population. The researcher used census and purposive sampling techniques to find the sample of respondents. Questionnaires and documentation research techniques were used as tools for data gathering. Based on the responses from the respondents, the analysis of the findings using SPSS Version 21 showed a significant correlation with a p-value of 0.000, which is less than the usual significance level of 0.05 and indicates a very strong positive association between the students learning outcomes and the socio-economic factors of family income, parental level of education, school resources, and food security. The Karl Pearson correlation coefficient (r), of 0.870, provided additional evidence of this strong positive relationship.