Educational Pyschology Research Papers/Topics

The Ecology and Economic Practices of the Isukha and Idakho Communities in Colonial Period 1895-1963

Abstract The penetration of colonialism in Isukha and Idakho can best be understood within the general framework of the global imperialism of the nineteenth century, with Europe being the hub of global imperialism where the imperialists were motivated by economic, humanitarian and strategic factors. After the 1886 and 1890 Anglo-German treaties at Berlin's conference, East Africa was divided between the British and the Germans. British East Africa (Kenya and Uganda) was under the control of ...

N Empirical Investigation of Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes as the Correlates of Environmental Identity among Pre-Service Biology Teachers in Tanzania

Abstract espite the extant literature that discusses the potentiality of environmental identity in shaping people’s engagement with nature, there is little evidence of which specific domains of environmental attitudes and knowledge are connected with environmental identity. The present article reports on the results from two studies that were conducted within the framework of the Solomon four-group design, in four randomly selected teacher colleges (TCs) in Tanzania. Specifically, study on...

Human Resource Factors Influencing Gender Disparity in Development of Early Childhood Education Teaching Profession in Kakamega East Sub-County, Kenya

Abstract Education determines how well people can relate to and communicate with one another. Despite this view, the gaps in education opportunities in most developing countries are large. Public schools in Kakamega East Sub-County haven’t escaped the waves of gender disparities that have affected both private and public schools in Kenya. This study, therefore, sought to establish the influence of human resource factors on gender disparity among ECDE teachers. The study was supported by so...

Influence of Gender Norms on Education Participation among Secondary School Girls in Homa Bay County

Abstract Several studies in sub-Saharan Africa have looked at the impact of gender norms on the education of girls. Nevertheless, on anationallevel,limitedstudieshaveattemptedtodirectlyinvestigatethegirls’viewsandtheirexperiencesofthesenorms.Therefore,thisstudyisintendedtoinvestigatetheinfluenceofgendernormsontheeducationparticipationofsecondaryschoolgirlsinHomaBay County (HBC). The study adopted a concurrent transformative research design, majorly quantitative with an embeddedqualitative ...

Effect of Instructional Supervision on Utilization of Teaching and Learning Resources for Implementation of CBC in Pre-Primary Classrooms in Webuye East Sub-County, Bungoma County, Kenya

Abstract The competency-based curriculum was first offered to Kenyan schools in 2017 as a pilot program, and it was adopted in January 2019. As a drastic departure from the 8-4-4 education system, a new 2-6-3-3-3 system was established in 2017. This new system would require two years in preprimary, six in primary, three in junior secondary, three in senior secondary, and three in university. In the majority of English-speaking countries, competency-based curriculum (CBC) as an approach has r...

Trends in Progression in Agriculture Career Among Students in Tertiary Institutions of Kakamega and Bungoma Counties, Kenya

Abstract While agriculture is a major source of employment, it is notable that youths in developing countries are unemployed. In Kenya, agriculture is taught in the 8-4-4 syllabus and in the current competency-based curriculum. Despite the above facts, Kenya still requires human resources to drive the agricultural sector. The purpose of this study was to examine trends in progression in agriculture careers among students in tertiary institutions in Kakamega and Bungoma counties, Kenya, from ...

AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA AMONG ADOLESCENT SCHOOL CHILDREN IN WESTERN KENYA

Abstract Objective: Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is an inherited blood disorder that impairs the functioning of the body’s red blood cells and is prevalent in subSaharan Africa with up to 3% of all births affected. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to explore the level of knowledge and awareness of SCA among high school students in Kenya to determine if an educational presentation can improve that knowledge. Design: Participants completed a pre-test, listened to and participated...

Argumentative Essay on the Impact of Violent Video Games to Children and Adolescents

The article has handled the effects of violence games in children and adolescents

NIGERIA MY COUNTRY

NIGERIA MY COUNTRY BY UNDISPUTED MINER.

Changing perceptions

I have tried to highlight the difference between the way we see ourselves and the way we want to be seen. 

Schooling without Learning in Nigeria

This article aims at curbing a big academic problem in Nigeria. It stresses the factors that causes Schooling without learning in Nigeria with the aim of enlightening those who are not aware of the factors so that the can avoid them in order to make a better education system for our country.

RELIABILITY ISSUES IN TEACHING PRACTICE ASSESSMENT: A CASE STUDY OF RATING UNIVERSITY PRE-SERVICE TEACHING PRACTICE

The need to ensure quality in assessing pre-service students on teaching practice so that decisionmade on their performance is reliable and valid necessitated that reliability and validity of ratingthem is always determined. It is important that students on pre-service teaching practice arereliably and validly assessed. Nevertheless available evidence hardly shows that this is thepractice in teacher training institutions in Nigeria. In the absence of sufficient empirical evidenceto show that ...

Drug Therapy: The Psychotherapist Means of Treating Depression in Adolescents

Abstract In cognitive theory of depression, how individuals views and interprete stressful events affect whether or not they become depressed.  Copping strategies and styles make a difference in whether or not a person becomes depressed when stressed up or faced with unpalatable situation or not  symptoms and causes of depression as highlighted dictates which medication suit each individual as the case may be, this is determined by professional health care givers like clinical psychologists...