ABSTRACT The study revealed that Mathematics is an important subject as other subjects at school since it is applicable in day to day life. The study was guided by the following objectives; Finding out whether the student's attitude towards Mathematics has an impact on their performance; to find out whether availability of materials and resources for learning Mathematics contributes to good performance; and to find out whether students are able to realize or come up with the solutions f...
Background to the Study The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948, states that "everyone has a right to education". The World Conference on Education for All (EFA) held in Jomtien, Thailand in 1990, sparked off a new impetus towards basic education. It noted, "That to serve the basic needs for all requires more than a recommitment to basic education as now exists. What is needed is an expanded vision that surpasses resource levels, institutional structures, curricula and con...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining the consequences of having premarital sex among Kyamulibwa Technical Institute students The study was an exploratory survey that helped the researcher to examine the consequences of having premarital sex on institute students. Data was collected using closed ended questionnaires were distributed randomly to respondents and after the questionnaires were completed, the gathered data was coded and entered into the computer. They were then analyzed using st...
ABSTRACT The research was concerned with some factors affecting School Administration under Free Primary Education in Kariobangi Location in Embakasi Division, Nairobi East District. The study identified the factors, their impacts and the measures of solving them. Using a cross-sectional survey research design, the samples employed in the study were got from the F.P.E Schools. The researcher made use of the questionnaire technique with the aid of focus group discussions to collect data. The ...
ABSTRACT Cheating in examination is a very bad habit that has disadvantages for all the parties involved. The student, teacher, the school and even the examination council all stand to lose when students cheat in examinations. Examination irregularities in Kenya have been found noted at every release of the KCSE results and few measures have been put in place to curb the vice. The underlying objective of this study was to investigate into the Nature and causes of National Examinations irregul...
ABSTRACT The study was mainly to examine how free food provision at school impacts on the academic performance of pupils in KAKUZI division of Thika East district. The study was intended to answer the following research questions: How is the accessibility of free food by the pupils? How does free school feeding affect pupils' attendance at school? And how does class attendance affect pupil performance in class? The methods used questionnaires, interviews, observation and review of literature...
TABLE OF CONTENTS -------·--·--- -~.· DECLrRATION ............................................................................................................. 2 iPPROVAL .................................................................................................................... 3 ACKNOVLEDGMENTS ............................................................. : ................................. 4 CH.APTER ONE ..............................................................................
ABSTRACT School children, especially those found in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) stages to !earn through the use of martial. Leaming has been known to take place more through seeing than hearing. Many modem schools have understood this fact and are putting more emphasis on them. The study is therefore about the role of teaching and learning materials in facilitating learning. It will endeavor to investigate the stress out by both private and public ECDS to the acquisition and use of ...
ABSTRACT This study is designed to establish the factors influencing academic performance of girls in selected primary schools in Bukedea Town Council despite the fact that they are assessed through periodic performance tests, do continuous assessment tests (CATS), and term and provision of free primary education under universal primary education (UPE) which is aimed at providing quality Education for all school age going children. This study adapted a descriptive survey design as a major me...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between poverty and the quality of education in primary schools in Butula Division Butula District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in primary schools Butula Division Butula District and to investigate the role of the community on alleviating poverty and improving education in primary schools in Butla Division Butula Distri...
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ABSTRACT This work contains an evaluation on the effects of administration on academic performance in private secondary schools. Private schools started as an initiative to provide quality education and help government to deliver education services to the community. Much as this initiative was meant to support government effort to educate the citizens, the performance has so far not been satisfactory. The study is reported in subsequent chapters. This was guided by three independent variable...
ABSTRACT Policy-makers and the public generally agree that teacher training is valuable. But agreement ends when it comes to figuring out how best to train the state’s educators. Many expect new teaching recruits to arrive in the classroom —just out of college and with a smattering of student teaching under their belts — ready to go. They expect teachers to be armed with the right tools and skills, but reality has taught us this doesn’t happen Recent research statistics has shown that...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
ABSTRACT Since the introduction of formal education, there has steady growth in enrolment in secondary schools in Kenya. This in tum has raised concerns about the quality of education especially with respect to equity, access, relevance and efficiency of secondary education. This study sought to investigate school management on academic performance, students' achievement in numeracy of k.c.s.e was used as indicator of quality. The study utilized survey design, purposive and stratified random...