ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of test anxiety and self-efficacy on the academic performance in Mathematics of Form two students in Kanduyi Division, Bungoma District of Western Province of Kenya. The study also sought to establish how selfefficacy and test anxiety varied with the students‟ academic performance during continuous assessment tests (CAT). There was comparison of anxiety and self-efficacy between students in co-educational and single sex schools. Sex differences...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of student performance in mathematics. The study was prompted by persistent poor performance amongst secondary school students in Kenya and particularly in Nyamira North District of Nyamira County. The independent variables of the study included students' attitude towards mathematics, study habits, competence in mathematical notations, teacher training & qualification, textbook availability, teachers' work load, and teachin...
ABSTRACT The researcher carried out an evaluative study of the Cerebral Palsy Society of Kenya (CPSK) with focus on its performance in rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Kenya. The study was aimed at determining the rehabilitation services provided and the human and material resources available at CPSK, the achievements of the society and challenges faced. It also aimed at gathering views of the members on ways of enhancing rehabilitation services. The purpose of this stu...
ABSTRACT The study is an investigation of factors that affect access and participation in secondary school education. Access in education in Kenya has not been evenly distributed across sexes, regions and social groups Orodho (2002). Few girls than boys go to school or work their way up the education ladder. There are fewer places for them and the main reason for this is less pressure from parents to have their girls educated Dadid and Dharam (1974). The purpose of the study was to investiga...
ABSTRACT Acquiring physics knowledge is the assurance of having a technologically competent workforce in science, technology and engineering especially in this technological era and in line with fulfillment of Vision 2030. However, research shows that Physics is one of the subjects that have experienced poor performance and hence low enrolment at KCSE level in Kenya. This is because students perceive it as being difficult and uninteresting due to its abstract nature. Further, research shows ...
ABSTRACT The kind of leadership exhibited by a leader will greatly determine the level of performance of an organization. No institution can grow beyond the capacity of the human rci0t1rces. From the school perspective, Headteacher plays a key role in achievement of educational goals and objectives. The quality of the school largely depends on the leadership of the headteacher. Performance is determined by other parameters that are most closely interwoven but it is within the role of the Hea...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the problem on poor performance by students with Hearing Impairment (HI) in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. Efforts had been employed such as the use of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) as medium of instruction alongside English, the language of setting and writing examination. However, switching code from KSL to English by students with HI presented a problem during examination preparation and that continued to contribute to poor perform...
v ABSTRACT Low completion rate and wastage in secondary schools continue to be areas of great concern to school administrators in Katangi Division. Although Free Secondary Education is intended to mitigate a wide scope of these problems, its implementation does not guarantee effective education. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of the introduction of FSE on the quality of secondary education in Katangi Division, Yatta District. The objectives of the study were: to find o...
ABSTRACT Early Childhood Education marks a transition phase between home and primary school, and is a major milestone to children, parents, and teachers. This phase is described as one of the major challenges children have to face in their early childhood years as they try to cope with a range of physical, social and academic challenges associated with the new school environment(s). Studies have found that thirty per cent of children who join Standard one drop-out of school as soon as they en...
ABSTRACT The development of Phlebotomus duboscqi (Diptera Psychodidae) has not been observed in its natural habitats, Therefore most information on Phlebotomus duboscqi has been derived from studies carried out under laboratory conditions. Laboratory rearing of Phlebotomus duboscqi (sand fly) vectors is a pre-requisite to understanding their life cycles, mechanisms of disease acquisition, parasite development, transmission dynamics, and the effects of parasites on the life cycle of the sand ...
ABSTRACT Mangroves occupy only 0.4% of forested areas globally but are among the most productive ecosystems on earth. They account for about 11% of the total input of terrestrial carbon into the oceans. The above ground carbon stock in mangroves in some parts of the World has been estimated to be as high as 8 kg C m -2 ; with a similar amount reported for below ground components. Although a lot of research has been done on estimates of mangrove biomass in Kenya, there is no information on bi...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the preparedness of teachers in integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in public primary schools in Thika West District, Kiambu County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to establish the ICT infrastructure that is there in public primary schools, to determine the attitudes and perceptions of the teachers towards the use of ICTs in public primary schools, to assess the levels of training of the teachers in the use...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyze and establish the errors made by secondary school students that influence achievement in solving word problems in mathematics in Gatanga subcounty, Murang’a County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: establish the errors made by secondary school students; investigate the sources of these errors; identify the gender differences in the errors made and determine the methods used to remediate these errors in solving word problems in ma...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the influence of Performance appraisal on teachers‟ motivation using a case of public primary schools in Gilgil Sub-county, Nakuru County in Kenya. The specific objectives included to establish the schools‟ compliance status with performance appraisal indicators in the teachers‟ appraisal and development tool by Teachers Service Commission; find out the influence of performance appraisal on teacher perception on their motivation; determine the...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the effects of Female Genital Cut on the participation of girls in education in Saboti Division, Trans Nzoia County of Kenya. The research questions sought to find out the prevalence of FGC in primary schools, to compare the school attendance, retention rate and academic performance of schoolgirls who underwent FGC with those who did not undergo the cut and to obtain suggestions on how FGC would be eradicated from the community. The study ado...