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              <text>POOR PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN MATHEMATICS AT GRADE SEVEN EXAMINATIONS IN&#13;
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              <text>This present study‟s main focus was to analyse the causes of poor performance of pupils in Mathematics at&#13;
Grade Seven examinations in farm schools in Mrewa District of Zimbabwe. The research used the quantitative research&#13;
methodology and adopted the descriptive survey design. The target population included all primary schools in Mrewa&#13;
District in Matabeleland Province in Zimbabwe. Random sampling was used to arrive at a sample of 200 respondents&#13;
made up of 117 females and 83 males. All the information was collected through a questionnaire. The study revealed&#13;
that there was a serious shortage of human, material, financial and in fractural resources that negatively impacted on&#13;
pupils‟ performance in the Grade Seven Mathematics examinations. There was also a very high teacher turn-over due to&#13;
the poor working conditions as well as political volatility in the environment. The study recommends that teachers&#13;
should not be allowed to transfer during the course of the year to allow for continuity and stability in the teacher&#13;
establishment.</text>
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