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Article Title: Teacher-Student Ratio on Classroom Practices in Universal Secondary Schools in Wakiso District,Uganda
by Ankwasiize Evarist PhD

Abstract:
The study was hinged on evaluation of student-teacher ratio on classroom Practices in USE schools. This study used the cross-sectional research design with the population of 672 students and 643 are USE students with 29 teachers. The researcher used cluster random sampling and purposive sampling methods. The total population of the teachers and students was 4,139 and the final sample size was 206 respondents. The sample size of 206 from the teachers comprised of 52 respondents, 150 for students and 6 administrators was used for this study. The researcher used quantitative and qualitative approaches with the structured questionnaire, key informant interviews and observational protocols .Through key informant interviews and observational protocols it was found that in Wakiso district the teacher student ratio in most of the USE schools was at the average of 1: 60 students.Majority of the respondents (80.8%) agree that teacher-student ratios affect the teacher�s morale and commitment where 44.2% agree and 36.5% strongly agree against the 19.2% who disagreed. It means, teachers are committed, encouraged and able to follow up their learners when numbers are manageable than when they are very many to control. The study recommends national curriculum development center to come up with policy documents to guide the government, the curriculum development practitioners and educational institutions with educational policies on teacher student ratios of 1:45.

Keywords: teacher-student ratio, classroom learning, universal secondary schools

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