ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess integrating ICT in public secondary school administration in Kibwezi Sub County of Makueni County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to assess the state of ICT infrastructure in public secondary school administration in Kibwezi sub county, to determine the level of ICT integration in Public secondary school administration in Kibwezi Sub county, to assess the influence of ICT infrastructure on ICT Integration in secondary schools...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of teacher empowerment on Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) performance in public secondary schools in Kibwezi sub-county, Kenya. The study was guided by three research objectives and three null hypotheses. The research objectives sought to examine the extent to which teachers‟ involvement in decision making influenced academic performance of secondary schools; establish the extent to which teachers‟ professio...
ABSTRACT Performance in physics at secondary school level in Sabatia sub-county has shown no significant improvement in recent years. Analysis by the Kenya National Examinations Council indicates that students do poorly in kinematics and this affects their overall performance in physics. This poor performance has mainly been attributed to conventional methods of teaching physics. It has been observed that schools that perform well emphasize the use of emerging instructional methods such as co...
ABSTRACT The research was a survey designed to investigate the effect of sex and environment on mathematics achievement of senior secondary school students in Katsina state. Two research objectives and six-research hypotheses were formulated. Stratified random samplinq technique was employed in which four hundred and twenty (420) students were sampled.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing principals‘ performance of administrative duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub - County, Kitui County, Kenya. Four research objectives guided the study. The objectives sought to establish the influence of finances, human resources, infrastructure and community around the school on principals‘ performance of administrative duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub -County. The stu...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the administrative factors influencing performance of girls in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in mixed day secondary schools in Nzambani Sub County, Kitui County Kenya. Four research objectives guided the study which sought to establish the influence of resources for girls, teachers as role models to girls, discipline among girls and the school environment on girls’ KCSE performance in mixed day secondary schools. The study was c...
ABSTRACT This study was set to investigate the factors influencing teachers‟ participation in the integration of ICT in teaching and learning in public secondary schools in Machakos Sub County. The study was guided by four objectives and two hypotheses which include; establishing the relationship between teacher competency in the integration of ICT in teaching and learning; to assess the extent to which teachers apply computer skills in teaching and learning; to determine the influence of t...
ABSTRACT Despite existence of safety policies in secondary schools in Kenya, student mortality rates attributed to physical accidents in the country are estimated to be on the rise from 3% to 7% annually. This study investigated school-based factors influencing implementation of safety standards in public secondary schools in Matungulu Sub- County, Machakos County. Guided by Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory, this study investigated the extent to which: safety awareness among teach...
ABSTRACT Early Childhood Education (ECE) comprises essential programmes and activities which are very important to the holistic development of a child. This is one of the main reasons why the government through policy interventions has given a lot of attention to ensuring that the program becomes a success. The implementation of the ECDE policy in Preschools is however, faced with many factors. Some of these factors are general, affecting the program as a whole while others are specific to co...
ABSTRACT The Kenya government is keen on ensuring pupils excel in their academic work. Some of the progressive steps the government has taken are enhancing access to education by providing free primary education and waiving of national examination registration fees for all pupils undertaking basic education. Even with such continued support from the government, primary schools in Marani Sub-County have performed dismally in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination with accumu...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing principals’ performance of administrative duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub -County, Kitui County, Kenya. Four research objectives guided the study. The objectives sought to establish the influence of finances, human resources, infrastructure and community around the school on principals’ performance of administrative duties in public day secondary schools in Mwingi East Sub -County. The stud...
ABSTRACT Antenatal physical exercises have proven to be beneficial. Less than 50% of pregnant women worldwide meet exercise recommendations. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of deliveries in Kakamega County are conducted by a skilled provider (Nurse/midwife) and occur in tier 2 and 3 health facilities. Maternal mortality in Kakamega County is 316:100,000 live births. The main objective of the study was to determine Nurses’/midwives' knowledge, attitude and practice in promoting antenatal physical ...
ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to acknowledge the following people for the support and contribution they made to make the writing of this dissertation a success. My special thanks go to Professor Judith Achoka and Dr. Judah Ndiku my supervisors for their efficient support, supervision, constant guiding, and encouragement. I wish to acknowledge all the respondents for willingly volunteering information during the research. Special thanks go to Antony Makori principal Education officer Narok Count...
ABSTRACT Performance in mathematics at secondary school levels in Kenya remains poor and one reason blamed for this is the predominant use of teacher-centered approaches over student-centered instructions. This study therefore, investigated the influence of cooperative learning instruction on secondary school students' achievement and self concept in mathematics in Kenya. Objectives of the study were: to determine whether cooperative learning instruction is more effective than conventional me...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of home environment on student’s academic performance in public schools in Kitui west sub- county, Kitui County, Kenya. The study sought to determine the influence of parents’ economic status on students’ academic performance, to establish the influence of Parent/Family Involvement on students’ academic performance and to investigate the effect of parenting style on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Kitui wes...