Assessing the Students Satisfaction towards the Educational Provision / Environment at a Public School

Abstract

It is important to know and understand students’ satisfaction level towards the education resources provided them for learning. This survey study was carried out at a unique school affiliated with three different examination boards. The survey aimed to assess students’ satisfaction towards the educational provisions/environment with respect to the eight (08) dimensions of the instrument. The 8 dimensions of the tool are: Educational Guidance (EA), Studying Arrangements (SA), Nature of Studying (NA), Teaching and Learning (TL), Assessment (A), Attitude towards Students (ATS), Premises (P) and Library (L). The researchers conducted the survey from all present students studying in 5 different programs such as; XII AKUEB, XII BISE, XI EB, XI BISE and O’ level. Different statistical tests such as; descriptive for reliability, correlations, T-Statistics, Mann-Whitney, ANOVA and regression were used to determine various aspects of students’ satisfaction. Results and interpretation of each test are presented and discussed below in the paper. Overall results indicated a subtle satisfaction of the students towards various dimensions of educational environment. The study recommends facilitating students towards quality education resources for learning.