ABSTRACT This study investigated the contributions of teachers‟ motivation towards job performance; basing on 4 study objectives as described in. However, the study which was conducted in Iringa Urban District due to the grounds related to academic matters was sought to find out whether teachers‟ motivation has an effect on work morale towards their job performance. A cross sectional survey design was adopted for collection of data from different schools, at one point in a time. Qualitat...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the current experimental study was to investigate effects of presence of others on children‟s simple and complex memory task performances among primary school pupils in Tanzania. The Study hypothesized that he individual pupil would perform significantly better on simple memory tasks in alone setting than in the presence of others. Then boys would perform significantly better on simple memory tasks than girls in alone settings as well as in the presence of others. La...
ABSTRACT This study intended to assess the contribution of the Teacher Development and Management Strategy (TDMS) to the retention of teachers in secondary schools in Tanzania. The sample of the study comprised 80 respondents including Educational officials, School inspectors, heads of schools, and classroom teachers in Kondoa District. Focus group discussions, questionnaires, interviews and documentary reviews were the methods used to collect data. The study adopted a descriptive technique ...
Abstract Introduction: Trypanosome infections result into trypanosomosis in cattle and this is an infection detrimental to pastoralist income. The patterns of transmission are thought to be influenced by ecological factors including wildlife and land cover. We assessed the influence of the relative abundance of wildlife and land cover (cultivation and habitat type) on the presence of trypanosome infections in replicated cattle herds of the Maasai Steppe.
Abstract This paper focuses on the involvement of school committees in the preparation and implementation of Whole School Development Planning (WSDP). The data employed is based on a cross-sectional survey was conducted between October and November, 2006 in 16 public primary schools in Tabora Municipality, Tanzania. In all, 60 respondents made up of one Municipal Education Officer (MEO), 16 head teachers, 13 school committee chairpersons and 30 statutory members of the school committees were ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of School Based Management (SBM) practices on students‟ academic performance in public secondary schools (PSS) in Tanzania in Kongwa district. Specifically the study explores the SBM practices, constraints and strategies used to enhance students‟ academic performance in public secondary school. The study employed qualitative research approach and multiple case study design in which was used to gather data. Data were collected through semistructur...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was do assess music teaching subject in primary school in Dodoma Municipality. The objectives of this research were to study syllabus needs and current practices, design few introductory lessons based on music active learning pedagogy, try them in classroom, perform a formative evaluation and evaluate its effectiveness by working with selected teachers in teaching and developing talent at primary level. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative appro...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating effectiveness of use of few available resources in primary schools in Tanzania. It intended to make the teachers, students, and other stakeholders in education use few available educational resources effectively for better academic performance of the students and schools in general. The study explored the factors that led to some schools with few available educational resources to perform better in standard 7 national examinations while others perfor...
ABSTRACT The study aimed examined rural-urban divide in literacy acquisition in early grades. Specifically, to examine the differences in literacy acquisitions between pupils from urban and rural backgrounds in Dodoma region;to assessed how home learning environments influenced children‟s literacy acquisitions in Dodoma; and to explored the hindrances for teaching and learning in grade one and two in both urban and rural primary schools in Dodoma. Mixed-method research approach under the c...
ABSTRACT The major aim of the study was to assess the re-admission policy for mothering students in secondary schools in Tanzania. A total of 6 secondary schools were sampled, and 67 respondents were involved. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative approach. The instruments of data collection included questionnaires, interview and documentary review. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically while quantitative data were analyzed and presented descriptively. The findings revea...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at identifying the role of parent-teacher meetings in improving secondary school student‟s academic performance with reference to North “A” Unguja district in Zanzibar. Epstein Theory of Overlapping Spheres of Influence of 1996, and the System theory developed by Ludwig Von Burtalanffy in 1986 were employed in this study. In addition, the study employed a cross-sectional research design dominated by a mixed research approach. Also, the sample size of the study...
Abstract: This study investigated lived experiences among school leaders about pre-service teachers’ professional integrity during the teaching practice in Misungwi District. Narrative interview was used to collect the data. Fifteen (15) school leaders were purposively selected from 5 secondary schools that accommodated pre-service teachers to do the teaching practice in 2018. The narrative qualitative data analysis was employed in data analysis. The results indicated that school leaders ex...
ABSTRACT Specific and accurate understandings of the extent of childhood maltreatment and its effects on adolescents‟ academic performance in Tanzanian schools are crucial to inform policy makers and educators about children protection and treatment programs. This study assessed the effects of childhood maltreatment on adolescents‟ academic performance in secondary schools using both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Data were collected through questionnaire, interviews a...
ABSTRACT Decentralization of education sector aimed to establish a comprehensive management and administrative system at regions, districts, community and institutional level. Therefore, this study explored the effectiveness of financial management in ward-based community secondary schools in Ukerewe District of Tanzania. It employed a descriptive research design, whereby both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were used. A sample of 45 respondents, which comprised five heads o...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of large class size on effective teaching and learning process in public primary schools in Tanzania: The study was guided by the following objectives: to explore pupils, teachers, WECs and MEO conceptions of large class size, to identify challenges that faced teachers and pupils in large classes in primary schools and eventually suggest possible strategies for addressing challenges posed by large class size in public primary scho...