ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to support teaching and learning Geography in secondary schools through designing and developing Elementary Survey Lessons (ESL) materials in secondary schools in Tanzania. It was noted that teachers had limited knowledge and practical skills on Elementary Surveying Topic. Consequently, students‟ performance in the Geography Subject was noted to be poor compared to other subjects. Again, conflicts over land use are reported in many regions of Tanzania,...
ABSTRACT The present study investigated the influence of school culture on teachers’ professional commitment in community secondary school in Tanzania, particularly in Singida Municipality. It addressed three questions: what are teachers’ understanding about professional commitment in the teaching profession and their willingness to adhere to it? What are the influences of school culture (in relation to teachers’ collegiality, leadership, students and parents) on teachers’ professiona...
ABSTRACT Literacy is more than reading and writing, it includes how we communicate in society, social practices and relationships, knowledge, language and culture. Thus, this study was proposed to explore the contribution of parents as facilitators of literacy development during the early childhood in Tanzania. Specifically, the study examined the contributions of parents on literacy learning of their children during early childhood; identified the strategies used by parents to facilitate the...
ABSTRACT This study intended to assess the contribution of early marriage to school dropout among students in secondary schools in Chamwino District. The objectives of the study were to investigate the community awareness on contribution of early marriage among students‟ dropout in secondary schools, find out the extent to which dropout from schools is contributed by early marriage and examine the strategies undertaken in order to control the problem. The study employed mixed research appro...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the patterns of classroom interaction that teachers use when teaching and learning Mathematics in Zanzibar secondary schools, challenges that hinder teachers‟ effective use of the patterns of classroom interaction and the subsequent development of the intervention programme to address the challenges. This action research design was based on qualitative research approach which was used to get information from 15 teachers who were sampled from ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the influence organization of learning in academic achievement. The objectives of the study were to identify the schools with moreeffective and less-effective in organization of learning; to find out the differences between schools with more-effective and less-effective in organization of learning in relation to teacher‟s profile, and teacher- student interaction, teaching activity and pupils‟ academic achievement; to find out the relationship betwe...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of student’s personal efforts in improving their academic performance. The study was guided by the general objective informed through three specific objectives which are to explore several attempts done by secondary school students in order to perform well in their studies, to examine student’s attributes that enhance self-reliance, to assess strategies that students use to develop independent learning among secondary school students in Dodoma muni...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the effectiveness of the Government Circular Number 4 of 2012 in controlling the truancy of form four students in community secondary schools in Mbeya Rural District. The study was guided by the Hierarchy of needs theory. The study mainly used a qualitative approach and supported with some elements of quantitative research. A total sample of 262 respondents was involved in the study. The study employed interview, documentary review, focused group disc...
ABSTRACT This was a univariate study which examined the influence of pre-primary education experience on literacy skills development among 473 primary grades 1-3 pupils. The first research question investigated the difference in literacy skill development with pre-primary school attendance. A two-way ANOVA revealed that the main effect for pre-school attendance, on literacy skill achievement was not significant F (1, 473) = .32, p = .57,. The second research question investigated the effect o...
ABSTRACT The general objective of this study was to investigate the influence of Open Performance Review and Appraisal System on Improvement of Teacher‟s Job Performance of Secondary Schools in Nyamagana District. This was due to the hope that the findings obtained will form a base for further studies; inform policy makers and stakeholders on how to make effective uses of OPRAS. The research employed cross-section survey design and data were attained from 50 teachers, 10 heads of schools, D...
ABSTRACT The present study intended to investigate how teachers and students in secondary schools experience learning through English language which the medium of instruction and the strategies they employ in order to successfully understand their subjects. It addresses the problem of learning subject content in contexts where English is a foreign language to students. The theoretical framework to guide this study includes: A socio-cultural perspective on learning which was chosen as a frame ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated parents’ involvement in supporting literacy skills development to pre-primary school children in Tanzania. The study employed Epstein’s Theory of Parental Involvement. The study was conducted in Butiama district in Mara region, involving 32 parents: 19 males and 13 females. It employed purposive and snowball sampling techniques to obtain respondents. Furthermore, the study employed case study research design in which participatory observation and unstructu...
ABSTRACT This study explored the provision of quality school guidance and counseling services in secondary schools in Micheweni District at north region in Pemba Island located in Zanzibar. The study aimed to examine the roles and responsibilities of school counselors, identify problems facing school guidance and counseling services, and then establish measures to improve the provision of guidance and counseling services in Zanzibar schools. The study employed descriptive survey design using ...
ABSTRACT This study explored the role of self-directed professional development approach on primary school teachers’ career development in Kilosa district. The study employed a case study design using a qualitative research approach. A total of 41 respondents including primary school teachers, head teachers, and Educational Officer were involved. Purposive and snowball sampling was used to obtain the study participants. The semi-structured interview and the open-ended questionnaires were th...
ABSTRACT Namibia has a small population of about 2.1 million but about 30 languages are spoken. English was chosen as the official language although it is only a home language to about 1.9% of the population. Moreover, English was also selected to be the language of instruction from Grade 4 up to the tertiary level. Studies indicate that English proficiency is poor amongst most Namibian teachers as well as learners and that teachers sometimes resort to mixing English with mother tongue dur...