ABSTRACT Parents being the educators of children play a key role in their learning. Children’s learning from their parents not only forms the foundation of future learning but also has a great influence on their performance. Even though parental involvement in children’s learning has been associated with high levels of achievement. Mother’s involvement is not as anticipated. This has be attributed to emerging issues that include economic inflation, HIV and AIDS and change in family sys...
ABSTRACT In Kenya today, secondary school students sometimes describe themselves as neglected because they feel they are denied the opportunity to express their views. Considering the many communicative events in schools, this is puzzling. The study posits that the communication may be marred, causing the students neither to enjoy nor benefit from the fora provided. This study, “Face Threatening Acts in the Discourse of The Academic Clinic in Kenyan Secondary Schools” is an attempt at a ...
ABSTRACT The performance of learners in public secondary schools in Tharaka-Nithi County has consistently been low for a long time. There are many factors that may have contributed to the low performance in this County. However, the influence of classroom management practices on the academic performance is a matter that has not been given attention. The study sought to assess the influence of the classroom management practices on the learners‟ academic achievements in public secondary scho...
ABSTRACT The central problem of this study was that, despite the critical role of reading in promoting education of pupils with hearing impairments, their performance in reading remained low. The effect of embossed picture technique in teaching reading to the pupils with hearing impairments had not been addressed by the Ministry of education. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to find out the effect of embossed picture technique when used in teaching reading to the pupils with hearing ...
ABSTRACT Children require language skills to cope with tasks in schools and entire life. In contemporary society, early childhood period has been associated with school completion rate and personal living patterns in future. However, research to show the impact of music in promoting children’s language skills is inadequate despite the notable developments that music sounds encourage listening and develop children’s interests to learn meaning of sounds. The purpose of the study was to es...
Abstract Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which has no cure, is a viral disease which weakens the body immune system. The most disturbing fact is that the disease continues to spread, hampering and reversing development by destroying the productive capacity of a nation and is widening the gap between the rich and the poor. It wipes out decades of investment in education which enhances human development, retarding economic and social growth UNAIDS (2004). The researcher aimed at fi...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the role of students‟ councils in enhancing discipline in public secondary schools in Likoni Sub-county in Mombasa County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to establish the criteria of selection of students leaders in enhancing the implementation of discipline, to determine the effectiveness of students‟ council in enhancing discipline; to examine the challenges experienced by students‟ councils in public secondary schoo...
ABSTRACT The tropical forest loss is increasing by 2,101 km2 per year. The factors causing the increasing tropical forest loss include agro-industrial development and exploitation of fuelwood by many countries. The role of human involvement in the deforestation situation in Africa cannot be understated. Studies carried out in Kenya show that most of the Tea factories rely on fuelwood for their energy requirements. This forces them to heavily contribute to the felling down of trees in the que...
ABSTRACT Strategic planning as a tool is highly regarded in many institutions and organizations. Despite the introduction of Strategic Plans in learning institutions in Kenya, learners and stakeholders expectations have not been met years after the plans were put in place. While a number research studies on strategy implementation have been carried in various organizations, none has been undertaken to determine the roles of stakeholders and resource related impediments to implementation of S...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the strategies of early intervention on academic performance of learners with physical disabilities in special primary and secondary schools in Nyanza and Huye Districts in Southern Province of Rwanda. The study was guided by social learning theory. Descriptive survey researchwas used to find out teacher professional education level in providing EI in SNE, to determine EI strategies used by teachers at early childhood level and to identify ...
ABSTRACT This study intended to isolate the determinant factors for persistent poor performance of students in chemistry in Kwale County in the Kenya certificate of secondary education (KCSE). Data available indicates that performance of students in chemistry in KCSE has continued to be poor over the years. The poor performance both at the County and national level in chemistry persists from the pre to post interventions measures administered by the Government of Kenya through the Ministry ...
ABSTRACT Since early 1960‘s the Kenyan government showed her commitment to the provision of Universal Primary Education (Republic of Kenya, 1964). When NARC formed government in 2003, primary education was declared to be free and compulsory (MOEST, 2003). The main problem for this study was that, despite the critical role played by the Ministry of Education, in ensuring supervision in primary schools, its effectiveness has not been realized since schools continue to experience: - Teacher s...
ABSTRACT Inclusive education has become a major point of focus in higher institution of learning. Despite increasing in demand and need of education by the Students with Special Needs (SSN) and the strategies implemented by Universities, there continues to be a sense of neglect, lack of knowledge and resources as essential components for the implementation of inclusive education. This study investigated the implementation of inclusive education in Kenyatta University (KU), Nairobi, Kenya. Th...
ABSTRACT Concepts in physics education underpin a high level of technical knowledge and therefore are crucial to success in many technical disciplines. However, misconceptions in elementary physics are quite common among secondary school students. According to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) report, the candidates’ responses to a large extent showed partial concept development at school level. Therefore, it was important to identify and implement the most effective teaching ...
ABSTRACT Laboratories are of utmost importance in the teaching and learning of science subjects, Chemistry included. A Chemistry laboratory offers the environment and resources for teaching practical Chemistry skills which help students handle examination and the day to day affairs of their lives. This study was premised on establishing the extent of utilization of Chemistry laboratories in teaching and learning the subject. It was mainly concerned with availability of Chemistry laboratories...