Effects of Subject Streaming on Students’ Perceived Probability of Academic Success among Secondary School Students’ in Tanzania

Abstract

The study investigated the effects of subject streaming on students’ perceived
probability of academic success among 396 ordinary secondary school
students in Tanzania. The data were collected using a motivation to learn
scale from Ilala and Moshi districts. The findings indicated that there was
a statistically significant difference in students’ perceived probability of
success between schools and subject streams. The study also showed that
school and personal variables had significant effects on students’ perceived
probability of success. The study concludes that subject streaming has a
significant effect on students’ perceived probability of success because
it mediates students’ perception of success between schools and subject
streams. The study concludes that subject streaming has a significant effect
on students’ perceived probability of success.
Keywords: perceived probability of success, subject streaming