ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating effectiveness of Open Performance Review and Appraisal System (OPRAS) in public ordinary secondary schools of Tanzania particularly Tabora Municipality. The study was inspired by the belief that through its findings useful data can be generated. The specific objectives of the study were to: Assess teachers‟ perception on Open Performance Review and Appraisal system; Investigate teachers‟ conception on the effectiveness of Open Performance Review ...
ABSTRACT Teachers’ knowledge caught the attention of many educators in different disciplines such as Mathematics. In Namibia, some authors and organisations have claimed that Namibian Mathematics teachers at both Primary and Secondary School levels have insufficient Subject Content Knowledge (SCK) and Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), which negatively impacted learners’ academic performance over the past years. However, no study has been carried on the Grade 12 Mathematics’ SCK and ...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to identify the challenges affecting job performance among the secondary school teachers in Kilosa District. This study was guided by Herzberg Motivation Theory. The study employed qualitative and quantitative approaches. A sample of 79 which comprised 12 head teachers and 67teachers were used. Purposive and random techniques were used to obtain the sample. Data were collected through questionnaires interviews and documentary review. Qualitative data a...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of Fee Free Primary Education (FFPE) on pupils‟ enrollment and school physical facilities in Ikungi District of Singida Region in Tanzania. Specifically, the study examined the impact of FFPE on pupils‟ enrollment, determined availability of physical facilities as well as exploring the school strategic responses to the problem of inadequate physical facilities. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design using a mixed research approach. D...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of Assistive Technology Utilization on academic performance of pupils with disabilities primary schools in Dodoma and Dar es Salaam. The specific objectives of this study were to investigate on the availability and use of Assistive Technology Devices, relationship between Assistive Technology availability and academic performance, factors affecting Assistive Technology utilization, and to evaluate the perspectives of pupils with disabilities and ...
ABSTRACT Bacillus anthracis is a soil-borne bacterium and the causative agent of the disease anthrax which commonly infects herbivorous animals. The disease is transmitted via three routes of infection: ingestion, cutaneous or inhalation of spores. This study investigated the seasonality of dust bathing as a possible contributor to inhalational anthrax in zebra, blue wildebeest and African elephants, in relation to the seasonality of anthrax mortalities in Etosha National Park. Most anthrax ...
ABSTRACT Over a decade, Mathematics performance has been reportedly poor, of which Geometry has been identified as one of the difficult topics for learners in Namibia. Non-experimental and experimental studies revealed a need for teachers to develop classroom-related ICT resources for subject teaching, more especially for conceptually demanding topics like Geometry. An embedded mixed-method research design was applied, using a nonequivalent pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental design and a ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated sustaining the school feeding programme in Mkalama District, Tanzania. The study adopted cross-sectional survey design, through qualitative research supported with some elements of quantitative research approach. It was conducted in three primary schools selected in urban and rural areas. The study was guided by Vroom Expectancy Theory of Motivation which focuses on the idea that people believe, there are relationships between the efforts they put forth, the p...
Abstract This study examined Sipelu music and dance among the Masubia people of the Zambezi region of Namibia. The main objective of the study was to determine the meaning and beliefs attached to Sipelu music and dance. It also investigated how Sipelu music and dance-related to other Masubia cultural elements. The study, furthermore, explored how the Masubia people managed to preserve and transmit Sipelu music and dance knowledge and practice within their community. Interviews were conducted...
ABSTRACT During the transition from primary to secondary schooling, students experience changes within themselves as well as in their school environment. This study investigated the role of the Baseline Orientation Course (BOC) in enhancing learners‟ transition from primary to secondary education. The study addressed three specific objectives which were (1) To explore the implementation of the BOC in successful and unsuccessful secondary (2) To explore the challenges faced by teachers and s...
ABSTRACT From the premise that education enables people to live with dignity, this study investigated, in meso-systemic settings (home and school), the lived experiences of orphaned learners (OLs) from two selected public secondary schools in the Outapi Constituency, Omusati Region, Namibia. Additionally, the study investigated the implementation of the 2013 Sector Policy on Inclusive Education in a rural setting, inquiring the strategies that schools employed to include OLs, and to further ...
ABSTRACT The use and integration of ICTs in the classroom practice of pre-service student is very important for student teachers to become more proficient in integrating technology in their teaching. The main purpose of this study was to investigate primary student teachers’ field experience of information and communication technology use and integration during school-based studies. The exploratory sequential mixed methods design targeted pre-service student teachers that were majoring in...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that contribute to boys dropping out of secondary schools in the Khomas Region. According to statistical reports of the Educational Management Information System (EMIS) Education Statistics at the Ministry of Education, on average, early school leaving is a greater problem among male learners than among female learners. This is an exception only in two regions. Another aim was to identify the needs which are specific to the educat...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to establish how selected Grade 2 teachers in the Oshana region used manipulatives when teaching number sense aspects in mathematics. The study wanted to establish in what way the teachers’ understanding of number sense and use of manipulatives influenced the Grade 2 learners’ performance in selected number sense skills. The target population was all government schools with Grade 2 classes in the Oshana Region. The sample for the study was pur...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the teaching and assessment methods of English literature as a second language in the junior phase. Literature showed that studying literature in a second language has many benefits which range from integrating language skills to increasing learners overall reading proficiency. Social constructivism formed the theoretical framework for this study. The study followed a qualitative case study design by investigating the teaching strategies...