School Effectiveness at The Primary Stage: A View of Kampala School Improvement Project

Abstract

School effectiveness is conceptualised differently by different individuals depending on various factors. A review of some of these definitions will throw light on some of these factors Mortimore (1991a) has defined an effective school as one in which students progress further than might be expected from consideration of its intake. By contrast, in an ineffective school, students make less progress than expected given their characteristics at intake A reflection on this definition may raise a question such as, "What about schools whose students' progress according to what is expected of them without necessarily adding extra value?