ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of parental socio-economic status on students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools in Kagadi Town Council, Kagadi district. The study sought to determine the influence of parents’ income, educational level and occupation on students’ academic performance. A descriptive survey design using a sample of 80 students, 8 teachers and 20 parents’ representatives were used to execute the study. Questionnaires we...
ABSTRACTThis study was done qualitatively to examine the impact of child abuse on the academic performance of children. The objectives of the study were to identify common types of child abuse, establish their causes and impact on children'sacademic performance. It was conducted in five schools within Kibuli Parish that were randomly selected. A total of 149 san1ples were used both teachers and pupils.The structured questionnaire and observation checklist were the tools used to collect t...
ABSTRACTDespite the importance of pre-school as a foundation for the country's formal education, the Ministry of Education spends less than one percent of its budget on this sub-sector.The General objective of the study was to determine the impact of free primary education on early childhood education. The research study was conducted between December2008- may 2009. The study was carried in Oriok primary school, Nandi south district.The study benefits the early childhood pupils sinc...
ABSTRACTObjectives: This study study investigated the school facilities and academic performance of students in geography subject of Msumarini Secondary School in Kalifi District, Kenya. Specifically, these datawere gathered: profile of students as to age, gender, class; level of school facilities in terms of methods of teaching, physical resources, teaching aids/materials, classroom environment; level of academicperformance; significant relationship between level of schoo...
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD.................................................................................. 2 INDEX OF TABLES, SIDEBARS AND GRAPHS .................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................... 7 .BACKGROUND ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE COORDINATOR REPORTS ................................................................................. ll A NOTE O...
TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page .................................................................................... iDeclaration ....................................................................................... iDedication ........................................................................... .iiAcknowledgements .................................................................................. iiiTable of Contents ..........................................................................
ABSTRACT In this research work, Mathematical Model for Cholera Transmission Dynamics in Rubaga Kampala District of Uganda, SBIR model was developed and analyzed. The model consists of five non liner ordinary differential equations. The effective reproductive number, (the number of secondary infections when a single infective individual is introduced into a population where a proportion is protected) was obtained. Further the disease free and endemic equilibrium where obtained and analyze...
ABSTRACT The Topic of the study is "The impact of co-curricular activities on primary school children· s academic performance in Tororo District." The objectives of the study were to establish the main effects of participating in extra-curricular activities in Rubongi sub-county, assess the leve l of participation of children in co-curricular activities in Rubongi sub-county and to ascertain the importance of co-curricular activities in children's academic performance in Rubongi subcounty. ...
ABSTRACT This study was a descriptive survey method that determined the Academic Performance in Biology, subject of Leseru Secondary School in Uasin-Gishu District Kenya. This study was conducted in Leseru Secondary School in Turbo Division Uasin Gishu District, Kenya. The School is situated 17 Kilometers West of Eldoret town along the Kenya-Uganda road. This study included 65 students wherein 23 third year students and 42 fourth year students. Among the 65 students 24 are male and 41 are fem...
ABSTRACT The researcher made a study on the impact of teaching resources on the academic performance of mentally retarded learners in the special units in Lugari district, Kenya. The population from which the finding was drawn was learners and teachers in the special units of mentally retarded learners in Lugari district, Kenya. The researcher used tables and analysis of frequency distribution of the data collected that involved data analysis, editing, coding, classification and tabulation. T...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of reading on academic performance of English language in Secondary schools in Kitale Municipality. The study afopted a descriptive design where the researcher used both open ended and closed ended questionnaire and an interview guide to get the relevant information (data) and the data collected was analyzed by use of descriptive statistics . Data collected by the researcher was analyzed through comparison of the various respondents' submissions. Th...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate on the drug abuse in the family and learners’ at risk of school failure.(A case study of Bumasheti sub-county Bududa district of Uganda. The following objectives guided the study; to investigate on the causes of drug abuse among pupils on their academic performance; to examine the effects of drug abuse towards academic performance and to find out measures put in place to control drug abu~e in secondarjr schools in Uganda. Qualitative and qu...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between poverty and the quality of education in primary schools in Karachuonyo North District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in primary schools Karachuonyo North District, and to investigate the role of the community on alleviating poverty and improving education in primary schools in Karachuonyo North District. The metho...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION: ....................................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL .............................................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION ........................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................
AbstractThe purpose of the study was to find out the teachers’ attitude towards the children with mild learning hearing impairment. The study was canned out in selected schools, Kisiwani zone, Amu Division, m Lamu District. All the information was obtained from the teachers whereby the researcher used thequestionnaires to get the respondents used to carry out the research. The questionnaires were issued to the respondents as the same day and collectedafter the exercise. ...