ABSTRACT Efforts for enhancing students’ learning in schools through integration of effective pedagogies such as project activities are the global concern. Project-based approach (PBA) is conceived to be the most effective pedagogies for meaningful learning when appropriately used. This study investigated teachers’ use of the PBA in the teaching and learning process to surface appropriate measures to effectively use the approach. Specifically, the study examined teachers’ perceptions ...
ABSTRACT The practice of extra tuition is a phenomenon which has prevailed in Kenyan schools despite the repeated ban by the government. The purpose of the study was to establish the perceived effects of extra tuition on academic performance in Matungulu Sub-County, Machakos County. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. 10 schools (representing 30% of the population) were randomly sampled for this study. A total of 250 respondents participated in the study. They included 10 princi...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the factors influencing the poor pass rate among Ordinary level Accounting learners in Munyikwa cluster. The researcher used a descriptive survey in order to get detailed information on participants in relation to poor pass rate. Purposive sampling technique was used to select heads of schools, accounting teachers and form four accounting learners who were participants in the study. The researcher used semi-structured interviews, observation schedule and documen...
ABSTRACT This study explored the problems faced by form four pupils in writing a narrative composition in three schools in Bulilima district in Plumtree in Matabeleland South Province. The thrust of his study was to explore the problems faced by form four pupils in writing a narrative composition and the possible solutions that can be employed in order to solve these problems. Questionnaires and interviews were used as research instruments and the questionnaires were administered to both tea...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing and describing the challenges associated with the implementation of Fashion and Fabrics curriculum in secondary schools in Nkayi district in Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe. A descriptive survey research design was used in the study. The population comprised of twenty fashion and fabrics teachers, ten practical department heads of department and ten secondary school heads. Simple random sampling was used to come up with respondents for the resear...
Table of Contents DEDICATION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………ii ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..iii LIST ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the causes of learners’ negative attitudes towards History at Secondary School level in Mount Darwin District Rural Schools. The study also offers the ways that can be used to improve learners’ attitudes. Mount Darwin District has 47 Secondary Schools. For the purpose of this study the researcher focused on 3 rural schools only. The researcher used a sample of 45 learners, 15 teachers and 3 Heads of Departments’ .The descriptive survey research desi...
ABSTRACT This research project was an endeavor to map out the challenges that L1 Shona teachers faced when teaching English to L1 Tonga students with special reference to Nenyunka Primary School. The researcher used the Case Study design where she used three research instruments namely the questionnaire, interview and the observation. The research focused on 7 infant level teachers and 60 pupils from grades 1-3. The researcher gathered that there was a learning barrier between the teachers an...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to explore the prevalence of verbal harassment among students of Gokwe North District with particular reference to Chireya zone. The researcher used a descriptive survey design in this research. The research was based on a sample of twenty-four student who participated in a focus group discussion, thirty-five teachers who answered questionnaires and from these thirty-five teachers, eight class teachers responded to an interview and these participants were d...
ABSTRACT The research study was based on the factors that contribute to the high dropout rate of the girl child in senior grades of the primary in Mola Cluster in Kariba District. The study employed the descriptive design. The sample consisted of thirty-six teachers and sixteen girl dropouts. The thirty six teachers completed questionnaires whilst the sixteen girl dropouts participated in the focus group discussion. Teachers were randomly selected and girl dropouts were purposively selected. ...
ABSTRACT The study explored into the challenges encountered by the nomadic learners (Himba and Zemba) of Namibia in meeting their educational provision. A descriptive survey design was employed to collect information. The sample comprised 29 teachers and 7 nomadic learners, hence the study had 36 respondents. The sampling technique was convenience and the data were collected using interviews and questionnaires as research instruments. The interview was face to face and semistructured. The col...
ABSTRACT The quest for the improvement in students' performance based upon their learning efforts in chemistry has continued unabated. This quest has led to the uncovering of new needs which con ameliorate both the teaching and learning transactions. Derived from theoretical and empirical work, the new needs, include the enjoyment of practicals, provision in lecturer-student interaction, and student involvement in decision taking. The present study is aimed at designing, implementing and eval...
Introduction 1 1.2 Background of the study 1 1.3 Statement of the problem 3 1.4 Research questions 3 1.5 Research objectives 4 1.6 Significance of the study 4 1.7 Delimitations 4 1.8 Assumptions 5 1.9 Limitations 5 1.10 Definition of terms 6 1.11 Summary 7 viii 2.1 Introduction 8 2.2 Background 8 2.3 Inclusive education in Zimbabwe 9 2.4 Character of inclusive education 10 2.5 What are the reasons for inclusion 11 2.6 Requirements for successful inclusive education systems 13 2.7 Various rese...
ABSTRACT This study examined the perceptions of teachers in implementing simulation games in teaching and learning of Geography at Zimbabwe Junior Certificate Level in Wedza District secondary schools. The problem was that teachers were not using simulation games in teaching and learning of Geography at ZJC. The study, therefore, investigated the perceptions of teachers and challenges faced by teachers in implementing simulation games. The study also looked at possible ways to improve the use...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore teacher and school capacity to deliver practicals under the new curriculum for science subjects in Zimbabwe. The study was carried out on a single school in the Midlands Province capital of Gweru in the Lower Gweru area. The main areas under study where teacher and school ability to effectively deliver practical lessons in O-level science under the new curriculum. The other area of study was on the challenges being faced by teachers to effecti...