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...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to analyze the challenges that teachers face in teaching the visually impaired learners in Ongata Rongai zone in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province Kenya and this was used as a case study. Data was collected through the use of interviews accompanied by observation and questionnaires. The study involved a sample of 70 respondents that is 50 teachers and 20 pupils. 8 teachers from each school and 3 pupils from each school while Kiserian Primary was repre...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of poor heath on academic performance. The study was guided by specific objectives that included; identif;ring the cause of poor health, the effects of poor performance on academic performance and the relationship between poor health and academic perforrnance. The study was descriptive and analytical in nature where purposive sampling was used to select population. It employed 50 respondents. Data were analyzed and presented using frequencies and per...
TABLE OF CONTENT Declaration ................................................................................ . Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m Acknowledgment...................
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was be to investigate on the teachers and pupils Knowledge and practices of child abuse and establishes its effects on pupils' academic achievement in primary schools Budaya sub-county, Bugiri District. The study was also set out to assess the pupils and teachers knowledge about child abuse, to establish the practices and the effects of child abuse on primary pupils in Budaya sub-county. The study was guided by three questions that included; what is the leve...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of school feeding programs on the academic performance of learners in Kesses Division in Wareng District. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the school attendance of schools where there is school feeding programs, to establish the level of development q[ children in schools where feeding programs are found and to find out the effects of feeding programs on the education of pupils in Kesses Division in War...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the causes of girl child drop out in primary schools. The study was conducted in primary schools. The study was conducted in primary schools in Kibibi Sub county in Mpigi district. The researcher collected data from teachers, pupils, self administered questionnaires, guided interviews and observation were the basic instruments. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed comparmg percentages number of the respondents for the varia blc under ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of habilitation process on academic performance of learners with spina bifida at Joytown special school, Kiambu County, Kenya. In spite of habilitation services available in the institution the learners have continued to perform dismally. The study focused on the habilitation process for academic performance of learners with Spina Bifida. The objectives of study were to establish the extent to which performance on academic of learners wi...
Kenya has been recording poor student performance in Physics for a long period of time. There has been some revision of the Physics syllabus to reduce the level of difficulty and overloading of the students. Projects like Strengthening Mathematics and Science in Secondary Education (SMASSE) and other in-service workshops and seminars, integration of information communication and technology, employment of more teachers and Government subsidized tuition have been introduced but all these effort...
The objective of this study was to explore and analyse the policies, trends and practices that influence secondary school teachers‟ participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD). In the current educational era, the trial and error teaching, and take it or leave it professional development programmes are no longer acceptable. This has been necessitated by the diverse compositions of student populations, changing paradigms in teaching and learning, and changing expectations about...
The aim of the study was to analyze Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) on acquisition of English language. Kenyan Sign Language is considered the natural language of the deaf in Kenya. Teachers in deaf schools are encouraged to use KSL when teaching general subjects and a form of signed English when teaching English. Currently, KSL is placed at the same level with English and Kiswahili languages. The government according to the constitution respect, promote and protect the diversity of languages of h...
Despite the fact that inclusion of SWDs spread over decades, their access and retention to completion in the mainstream higher institutions of learning is very limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the cost of participation in public university incurred by students with disabilities enrolled in public universities with a case of Kenyatta University. This study was based on social model of disability and human capital theory which emphasize on appropriate accommodation including ad...
Despite government efforts to enhance Free Primary Education (FPE) programme in Kenya so as to meet the international commitments such as Education for All (EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS), there are still many children who are not in school globally, with some of them dropping out early or not reaching the minimal learning class. Limited research has been done to find out the nature and prevalence of learning disabilities (LD), the extent and their distribution in Kenya (MOE...