ABSTRACT Determining classroom communication and academic performance of learners with hearing impairment was central to this study. While language and communication are perceived as the main problems encountered by learners with HI, it is assumed that, if teachers and learners are able to communicate, learners with HI can learn. The main argument of this study is that, although proficiency in SL among teachers does play a great role in the education of learners with HI, it is not sufficient ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the implementation of IEP for effective teaching of learners with CP in two Special Primary Schools in Kisumu County Kenya. The study was guided by descriptive survey design. Multistage sampling was used which involved: Purposive Sampling to select sub-counties, schools, classes and head teachers. To select teachers and learners, stratified and simple random sampling was used. Sample size was 2 head teachers, 16 teachers teaching learners with CP, and 40 learners w...
ABSTRACT This study looked at inclusive education for children with autism at City Primary School in Nairobi Province, Kenya. The school was purposively sampled because it is the first school to practice inclusive education for children with autism in Kenya. Inclusive Education is the process of educating children with disability with those without disability in ordinary regular schools by catering for needs of all children irrespective of their ability or disability through appropriate curri...
ABSTRACT Kenya has been witnessing a persistent increase in cases of individuals displaying negative social dispositions, indicating a nation on the moral decline. Evidently, majority of the citizens continue to act contrary to such basic values like respect, honesty, responsibility and diligence, a situation that threatens harmonious coexistence and consequently national progress. The above state of affairs has prevailed despite efforts by the government to inculcate good character among chi...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate the challenges facing music learners with cerebral palsy (CP) in Joy Town Secondary School for the physically impaired in Kiambu County Kenya. It had been observed that interest in learning music diminished among learners with cerebral palsy as they proceeded from form one to form two. This prompted the interest to carry out a research on the causes of these changes in interest in music for these learners. The study investigated the challenges t...
ABSTRACT In recent decades there has been a proliferation of studies on the empirical aspect of the parental attitudes on academic development of children. Results show that family socioeconomic levels, typology characteristics, a suitable home environment and parents' positive attitude on a child are factors affecting the academic development of the vast majority of children. Apparently, parents‟ positive attitude towards their children and family support increase pupils‟ confidence in t...
ABSTRACT The research problem addressed was that, in the last four years Borabu District has experienced an observable decline in academic performance especially in the day secondary schools. The general low academic performance could be associated with home, school, teacher and student factors. The purpose of the study was to investigate factors which influence the academic performance of day secondary schools in Borabu District. The objectives of the study were to find out the influence of:...
ABSTRACT Mathematics is essential for daily life and plays a crucial role in school curricula; yet students‘ performance in it remains very low worldwide, Somalia not being exceptional. This study intended to find out whether teacher characteristics, teaching methods, use of teaching resources and student attitudes towards mathematics affect students‘ performance in mathematics or not. The study was conducted in Banadir region of Somalia, which has a total of seventy secondary schools wit...
ABSTRACT The development of knowledge and skills in mathematics holds the key to African’s industrialization and poverty alleviation in the 21st century. Language plays a central role in teaching and learning of mathematics. The Ministry of Education, Science Technology recognizes the need for Kenyan education system to use the predominant language spoken in the school catchment area for child care, pre-primary and in education of lower primary children. Children learn mathematics well when...
ABSTRACT Secondary school education is very critical in any education system because of its crucial role in catalyzing national development. Consequently, maintaining a high student enrollment at this level should be a priority for all countries. The Constituency Bursary Fund (CBF) was established by the Government of Kenya in 2003 to ensure that needy students have access to secondary education. It was anticipated that there would be fairness and efficiency in the bursary allocation process....
ABSTRACT Secondary school education is very critical in any education system because of its crucial role in catalyzing national development. Consequently, maintaining a high student enrollment at this level should be a priority for all countries. The Constituency Bursary Fund (CBF) was established by the Government of Kenya in 2003 to ensure that needy students have access to secondary education. It was anticipated that there would be fairness and efficiency in the bursary allocation process....
ABSTRACT The purpose ofthe study was to investigate the management and structure governing the TACs operations. The statement of the problem was that the structure managing the TAC tutors does not enhance effective service delivery of their job description. The study surveyed the MoEST structure that manages the TACs. It further surveyed a structure used at KIE whose functions are closely related with the activities of the TACs and make relevant recommendations ofthe suitable management struc...
ABSTRACT Despite the fact that pre-school teachers undertake specialized courses to enable them to use music activities in the course of teaching, there is a lot of variability in the frequency, variety and purposes to which these activities are employed. The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of teacher self efficacy and use of music activities in pre-schools in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties. The study is grounded on the self efficacy theory by Bandura and complemented by the theo...
ABSTRACT Educational attainment is considered the most egalitarian basis for the allocation of rewards in most societies. Consequently, access to education determines the ultimate life chances of an individual. When such opportunities are inequitably distributed, educational attainment potentially becomes the instrument for increasing inequality rather than the converse. One of the obvious manifestations of inequality between social and income groups in Kenya is evident in terms of the access...
ABSTRACT According to MoEST (2008), it’s observed that access to university education has tremendously improved in current years. The enrolment moved from 59,195 in 2000-2001 to 1333,710 in 2007-2008 academic year. However, that increment has not been experienced in the areas of semi-arid lands (ASAL). The purpose of this study was to examine the challenges of accessing university education by high school graduates of Marsabit District. Survey research method was used to gather information ...