GIMONO LYDIA2024-11-082024-11-082024-09-16THESIShttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/2227Despite of government efforts at improving academic performance of students in secondary schools, students’ still perform poorly. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of teaching styles on academic performance of students in Busulani Sub County in Sironko district. The study was guided by three specific objectives which included: to find out the different teaching styles applied in secondary schools of Busulani Sub-County in Sironko District, to find out the effects of teaching styles on academic performance of secondary schools of Busulani sub-county in Sironko District and to find out other factors which affect Academic performance in secondary schools of Busulani Sub-county in Sironko District. Data was collected from 80 respondents in the study area. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews. Study participants were identified using probability and non-probability sampling. Descriptive study design was adopted and data processing was done through editing of the data which was coded for further data analysis. Data from questionnaires was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics while interview data was analyzed using frequency analysis by counting the number of times of responses had by the respondents. Qualitative and regression analysis was used and data was presented using different methods such as simple frequency tables. The study found that lecturer teaching style is one of the teaching styles used by teachers in secondary schools. Other teaching styles found by the study included demonstrator teaching style, facilitator teaching style, delegator teaching style and hybrid teaching style. Study findings also show that teaching styles promotes behaviors that can lead to improved teacher-learner relationships and improves students’ understanding of subject matter. The study also found that teaching styles also motivates learners to be more creative and innovative in making their own self research and this was revealed in study findings and they connects students’ world with learning pursuits in the classroom. The study also discovered other factors affecting academic performance of students such as nature of learning environment at school, presence of facilities of library, computer lab and other important facilities in the institution and parental involvement. Others include presence of guidance and counseling services in schools and socio-economic background of students. The researcher recommended improvement of school environments, provide the necessary support to teachers to adopt effective teaching styles that enhance student’s academic performance. Other recommendations included encouraging parental involvement and provision of functional school facilities to promote student academic performance in secondary schools.en