ABSTRACT This study addresses the issue of effectiveness of the training of head of schools that was provided to heads of secondary schools on June 2011. It examined the effect of a management training program on management effectiveness and efficiency in selected schools in Sengerema district. The theoretical framework of the study is behaviorists who assume that learning constitute an observable change of behavior after learning. They assume that learners or trainee must demonstrate what h...
ABSTRACT This study addressed the question of how Teacher Resource Centres are used as a strategy to create a community of learners among teachers in North Unguja Region. Creating a community of learners among teachers is understood to be a promising strategy towards teacher professional development. The study has been triggered by concerns on underutilisation of the facility on one side and extremely demand of TRCs on the other part. The study employed a case study design for its focus on a...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to design and tryout an effective approach to teach and develop reading skills that might assist learners to have enough skills in reading in Standard Two in primary schools. Only one school was involved in the study. The sample of the study constituted a total of 32 respondents including 2 teachers, one district education officer, a district schools inspector and 28 pupils. Data were collected through testing, interviews, observation and documentary review...
ABSTRACT This study explored the copping strategies among orphans in enhancing their academic achievements in Tanzania. The study was conducted in four public primary schools in Dodoma Municipality involving a total number of 133 participants composed of 32 teachers (20 female and 12 male), 96 orphans (46 boys and 50 girls) and 4 head teachers (1 female and 3 male) and 1 DEO. The study employed two sampling techniques; purposive sampling to obtain head teachers and DEO, and simple random sam...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining parents‟ participation in school development activities in six selected community secondary schools in Kilwa district, Lindi region, Tanzania. The study assessed the extent of parents‟ participation in school development activities in community secondary schools, sought to identify factors hindering parents‟ participation in school development activities and proposed ways to improve parents‟ participation in school development activities in comm...
ABSTRACT This study focuses on the plight of orphans and other vulnerable children in foster families and their access to education in Nyamagana Municipal Council. The specific objectives of the study were to explore foster family factors which enhance or inhibit OVC access to education, to find out strategies used by the OVC in dealing with difficulties in access to education and to investigate the role of the government and communities in providing care and support to OVC. The study employ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which School management committees (SMCs) influence quality improvement of the overall school performance of primary schools in Shinyanga district. The study employed a qualitative approach using comparative case studies. A total of 75 respondents from three schools were purposely selected and involved in the study. The instruments used were semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and documentary review. Th...
ABSTRACT This study examined the Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning process in primary schools in Morogoro Municipal. The major objective was to investigate the application of ICT in teaching and learning processes in primary schools and suggest better approach for the effective application of ICT. The study employed a descriptive research design with quantitative and qualitative approaches. In this study, a total of 32 respondents from six...
ABSTRACT The major aim of this study was to assess the influence of teachers‟ competence on learning English in primary schools in Zanzibar. Specifically, the study addressed three objectives which are (1) assessment of teachers‟ competence in teaching English to standard VI and V11 learners; (2) assessing the learners‟ communicative ability in English; and (3) establishing the relationship between teachers competence and learners performance in terms of language proficiency. The study...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the challenges faced by secondary school teachers in raising girls‘ interest in science subjects from the selected schools in Lushoto District of Tanzania. The study used descriptive survey design which involved describing the current conditions or attitudes, that is, to descibe what exists at the moment. This study used triangulation method in collecting, analysing and intergrating qualitative and quantitative research in a single study. This stud...
ABSTRACT The objectives of this research were to find out the magnitude of unwanted behaviors to secondary school students and measures which have been taken to change the secondary school student‟s unwanted behavior at Kiwengwa tourist area in Zanzibar. The study employed a qualitative approach. A total of seventy two (72) respondents from three secondary schools Kiwengwa, Pwani Mchangani and Matemwe, were selected as a sample. The study included sixty (60) secondary school students, thre...
ABSTRACT This study was directed toward assessing the influence of school meals on students‟ attendance in community secondary schools. It was conducted in Korogwe District, Tanga region in Tanzania. Specifically, the study sought to explore the influence of school meals on students attendance presented in Korogwe District, to examine the attitude of parents toward contributing to school meals and identifying challenges facing provision of school meals provision in Korogwe District. The st...
ABSTRACT Chemistry teaching and learning is important in any society because it is one of the key subject in the socio-economic development of the society. It is offered in the secondary school curriculum and examined at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examinations. It helps learners to acquire knowledge of facts, principles and events of nature, enabling them to live intelligent and efficient lives in the modern society. Despite its usefulness, the students’ performance in ...
ABSTRACT Mathematics is an important component of everyday human activities and survival. Despite its significance, learners’ performance in the subject has been dismal. Conventional teaching methods used in class have impacted negatively on learners’ achievement, self-concept and perception of mathematics learning environment. This study sought to investigate the effects of Teams-Games-Tournaments Cooperative Learning Strategy (TGTCLS) on Students’ Mathematics achievement, Self–Conce...