The main purpose study was to investigate teacher motivation and performance of students in selected primary schools of Gatundu division, Gat-undu district, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine; teacher motivation and academic performance of pupils, Teacher's qualification and pupil's achievement and School facilities and academic performance The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to the teachers and focus group discussions with the pupils The findin...
The research carried out is about the problems faced by teachers in the teaching of the mentally retarded children in Kairaa primary school Abogeta division Meru Kenya. The researcher being a trained special need teacher handling mentally retarded children in a special unit class failed to understand why so many mentally retarded children in the mainstream dropped out of school so often and tried to find out the degree of problems faced by teachers teaching mentally retarded children and addr...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ............................................................................................................ i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWi{LEDGEMENT ......................................................................................
Oxford advance learners dictionary define drug as an illegal substance that some people smoke, inject etc to give them pleasant or exciting feelings. Kenya scout magazine (Jan 2002) define drug as a chemical substance that causes changes in mind and / or body of the person using them. They can be legal or illegal or can be medical or non medical. Drug abuse is the repeated non medical use of potentially addictive chemical and organic substances. It includes the use of chemical in excess of no...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the problem of stress in primary education centers with a focus on the following; establishing the prevalence of stress, identifying the common stressors of children in primary_ education centers, assessing the teachers knowledge to deal with stressed children and the intervention measures adopted by schools to help stressed children. The study was undertaken in Kanyuambora zone which is in Mbeere north district Eastern province Kenya. The population used f...
This study focused on the causes of poor performance in mathematics among children with hearing impairment in mainstream schools. Interviews and questionaires were used as research tools to collect data from respondents. Random and purposive sampling techniquues were used to select schools and the respondents. The findings revealed that teachers in the mainstream experienced some challenges which among others included; lack of training in special needs education among teachers, inadeqaucy of ...
According to Drucker 1993, Allis etal, 1996, education is defined as key to future economic prosperity. According to Drever, education is a process in which and by which the knowledge, character and behaviour of the young are shaped and modified" According to Rodden "Education is the deliberate and systematic influence exerted by the mature person upon the immature, through instruction, discipline and harmonious development of physical, intellectual, social and spiritual powers of the human b...
The study was made to obtain findings on the implementation of continuous assessment in Kole district. The case study of Alito Sub County. The objectives of the study were:- Challenges teachers are facing in the implementation of continuous assessment in a primary school in Alito Sub County. Factors hindering the implementation of continuous assessment in a primary school classroom. Intervention for improving continuous assessment in a primary school classroom. In chapter two related literatu...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the Pathways through which Drought has impacted the educational attainment ofpupils, in Mwingi Zone, Central Division, Mwingi District. The following objectives guided the study. To investigate the relationship between drought and attainment ofpupils in Mwingi Zone, Central Division and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating drought and improving primary school pupil's attainment in Mwingi zone. The methods for data collection was ...
ABSTRACT This study was focused on the views of the various stake-holders in the secondary schools of Kigumo Division in Muran' ga South district as pertains to the effect of indiscipline and mathematic performance and the effectiveness of the school administration in maintenance of discipline in their institution. It sought to identify the effect of indiscipline on mathematics performance , causes of indiscipline is handled in schools.The rationale and motivation for carrying out this study...
TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTiON 1 1.1. Background to the study I 1.2 A statemelit of the problem to be investigated 2 1.3 Purpose of the study 2 1.4 Objectives of the study 2 1.5 Scope of the study 2 1.6 Significance of the study 3 1.61 Delimitations 3 1.62 Limitations 3 1.7 Dcfinitaon of te ‘n~s. vu 1.8 List of abbrevi ntions. Jjjj CHAPTER TWO~ 2.0 LITERATURE ~EV1 ~W 4 2.1 Introduction 4 2.2 Review of related lite1atu ~c. 2.21 Teechiug end Inarning meterinIs 5 2.22 Socializ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to investigate human activities and the management of the school environment in Madi Opei Sub-county, Lamwo District The study was conducted through a qualitative design using survey data being collected during June -August 2011 . Questionnaires, interview guide and observation were the main tools used for data collection from the respondents who included the officials from national forestry authority /(NFA), national environmental management authority (NEMA)...
ABSTRACT This study investigated causes of poor performance in Kenya Certificate of Education in N gooru mdary school in Nyeri district, Kenya. ms caiTied out on the background that performance of stndents in the school has generally been •r over the years. : study was guided by objectives of the study which included: to determine the effects of lack of ;hing and learuing aids/resources, absenteeism due to lack of school fees, poor attitndes towards the ;hers school and studies and weak aca...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration . Dedication Acknowledgernent Acronym:. Operational Definitions of Terms Abstract . Chapter One .. Rationale of the study; Specific Objectives . Statement of the null hypothesis . Significance of the study .. Chapter· Two ... Literature review Chapter- Three .. Research methodology .... Research Design .. Data Collection Procedures ... Statistical Treatment of Date; ..... . Limitations of the Study ... Chapter Four Data Analysis Interpretation
ABSTRACT This study set out to explore the student enrollment and selection of public day secondary schools in magumoni division, meru south district, Kenya" In this chapter the major findings of the study are discussed and interpreted. The discussion of the findings of the present research was based and centered on the major research objectives and questions directing the study. To determine the social and economic constraints /problems facing day secondary schools in Magumoni division...