ABSTRACT This study investigated the socio-economic factors in teaching and learning achievements in secondary schools in Uganda focusing on senior two students. The objectives of the study were; to find out how students ‘home and family background determine their learning achievements, to investigate the effect of students ‘ characteristics on learning and to examine the effect of school characteristics on students’ learning achievements. Southern African Consortium for Monitoring Edu...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the factors that have hindered the growth and development of small scale enterprises in Buwama Sub County, to identify the limiting factors for the growth and development of small scale enterprises and to examine possible solutions to the slow growth and development of small scale enterprise of Buwama Sub County in Mpigi district. The study took a cross-sectional design where both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used in the facts that provides wide r...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research study was to establish the factors affecting the learning of English language by learners with specific leaning difficulties (SLD) in the three selected schools. There were about nine classes which were involved to represent the fifteen classes in the schools representing regular schools in the division. The researcher targeted two learners from each class. Fortunately all of them and returned the questionnaire since the researcher was in that school and...
ABSTRACT This research is about the effect of absenteeism on academic performance. It was guided by three objectives; To find the attitudes towards Budondo Sub-county schools in Jinja Uganda. To find out the methods used for the retention of Secondary school’s learners. To identify the role of teachers in children’s performance in Bundondo Schools. Purposive and stratified sampling was used to select a population of 40 respondents to represent a population of Matende primary school.
ABSTRACT This study was about salary structure and their effects on the performance of teachers in private secondary schools in Makindye division in Kampala district. Poor academic performance of students in Uganda has been linked to negative attitude to work and poor teaching habits which have been attributed to poor motivation (Ofoegbu, 2004; and Olatundun, 2007; Lockhead & dKomenan, 1988;). The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of salary structure on the performance of...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to effect of the physics teacher quality on the academic achievement of students in the selected schools of Lurambi Division, Kakamega Central District of Kenya. The objectives of the study were; to determine if teachers motivation affects academic performance of students in Lurambi Division, to determine whether if teacher qualification affects academic achievement of students in Lurambi Division, and to investigate whether if facilities at school affec...
ABSTRACT This study dealt with the investigation of the effects of punishments among secondary school students in Rift Valley Province; Bomet district, Kenya. Many researchers have come out with different views on punishments like Birungi, Nagawa, and Olupot. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews to collect relevant information about the study. This study revealed that there is a need for the administrator, teachers, and students to know various effects of punishments and meas...
ABSTRACT The study on impact of teaching methods on students' performance in mathematics was conducted within Vajir District in Kenya. The general objective formulated so as to realize this study had been formulated as: this study is intended to determine the impact of teaching methods on performance of students in mathematics. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, research questions were formulated. In review of related literature, all other authors' works or contentions in rela...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to make an investigation on the effects of deforestation on the environment with particular reference to Mabira Forest Mukono District Specific objectives of the study were to: Assess the effects of timber cutting on the environment in Mabira Forest Mukono District; establish the effect of giving out land to investors on deforestation in Mabira forest Mukono District The methods used for data collection where observation to see areas with severe defores...
ABSTRACT The study investigated teacher motivation and how they affect the performance of students in Mumberes Division Koibatek District Kenya. The objectives of the study were to investigate whether teacher transfer affects the academic performance of students; determine whether teacher promotion affects the academic performance of students; determine whether the increase in teacher's salary affects the academic performance of students. The methods used for data collection were questionnai...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION jj APPROVAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS xii ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Background of the study 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Basic variables of the study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 5 1.3.1 General objective of the study 6 1.3.2 Specific objectives 6 1.4 Research questions 6 1.5 scope of the study 6 1.6 Significance of the study 7 1.7 Theoretical Framework 7 1.8 Conceptual fr...
DECLARATION ....................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL ............................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION .......................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................ v NOTATIONS AND ACRONYMS .......
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ....................................................................................... I DECLARATION................................................................................. II DEDICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. III ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................ i APPROVAL .............................................................................................................. ii DEDICATION ........................................................................................................ iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................... iv CHAPTER ONE ........
ABSTRACT This study examined risky behavior adopted by the young people in selected primary schools, and how this has affected their academic progress in Kalisizo Sub County. The researcher adopted the following objectives for the study; to investigate the common types of risky behavior adopted by youth, to find out why the youth have adopted such risky behavior and to assess the negative outcomes of the youth risky behavior. Using a convenient sampling technique, a total of twenty four respo...