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ABSTRACT
The study set out to examine the influence of monitoring practices on COVID-19 school classroom
construction project performance by force accounts at Arusha District Council. Monitoring, as the
name suggests, refers to a continuous process that helps the project team track the progress of the
implementing projects and informs the team to identify any project areas in which changes to the
plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes. The main objectives of the study were to
examine the influence of monitoring plan practices on the school’s classroom construction project
performance, to determine the influence of monitoring tools practices on the school’s classroom
construction project performance, and to assess the influence of monitoring techniques practices
on school’s classroom construction projects performance in Arusha DC. The study adopted a
descriptive research design with a target population of 239 respondents in Arusha, DC. Simple
random and stratified sampling were used to select 150 respondents and 10 secondary schools.
Primary data was collected from a sample size using a questionnaire, while secondary data was
collected through reviews of literature and project documents. Pre-testing was performed through
Cronbach’s Alpha test to assess the questions' reliability. Data collected were analysed using
quantitative analysis. The relationship between variables was determined using Pearson correlation
and multiple regression analysis. The study found that monitoring techniques and tools practices
contribute to COVID-19 school classroom construction project performance significantly, as
monitoring planning practices contribute to council construction project performance. From the
findings, the study concluded that there is a significant linear relationship between monitoring
planning, tools and techniques practices and COVID-19 school classroom construction project
performance. Based on regression model results where 61.7% only explained the dependent
variable, recommends further research on the influence of other factors (28.3%) on construction
project performance
