ABSTRACT The present study is aimed at investigating relationship between learners perception and academic performance in primary schools. The study covered all aspects concerning studying of mathematics in primary schools. And it looked at the relationship between academic performance of pupils and the their perception of the subject. This study was guided by a cross sectional survey design, documentary analysis in order to obtain meaning full description on the relationship between learner...
ABSTRACT Objectives: This study determined the academic performance of students in chemistry subject of )amhuri High School in Nairobi District, Kenya. Specifically, this study determined the profile of the students as to age, gender and class. It determined the level of academic performance and determined if there is a significant difference in the level of academic performance between male and female students. Design: This study employed the descriptive survey method of investigation. Envir...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examining the impact of ICT projects in the selected secondary schools in Nyeri District, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to describe the current situation in selected secondary schools with regard to ICT usage, evaluate the ICT learning programmes for students and to assess levels of interest in and attitudes towards ICT among students, and to assess the positive impact of ICT exposure in the lives of students. The methods used for d...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out the impact of motivation of teachers on students’ performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in Habaswein Division, Wajir South District of North Eastern Province of Kenya. Data was collected through the use of interviews, observation and questionnaires. This research adopted descriptive and analytical research design. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to analyze dataun the topic of the study. The...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the factors affecting academic performance of secondary schools in Nyandarua district, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between discipline and academic performance, to investigate the relationship between quality of teachers and academic performance and to investigate the relationship between the availability of facilities and academic performance. Quantitative Data was categorized according to t...
ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between selected predictors and leisure reading amongst standard five pupils in Bungoma County Kenya. These predictors were: availability of print materials, pupils‟ interest, peer influence, teacher encouragement, and parental encouragement and sex differences. The following objectives guided the study: to determine the influence of availability of print material both at home and school on leisure reading among standard five pupils; to find ou...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the effects of Female Genital Cut on the participation of girls in education in Saboti Division, Trans Nzoia County of Kenya. The research questions sought to find out the prevalence of FGC in primary schools, to compare the school attendance, retention rate and academic performance of schoolgirls who underwent FGC with those who did not undergo the cut and to obtain suggestions on how FGC would be eradicated from the community. The study ado...
Abstract The study sought to investigate the misconception about photosynthesis and respiration held by Grade 11 and 12 Biology learners in Onathinge circuit in Namibia. The research employed the descriptive survey design. Data was gathered through the uses of tests, observations and interviews. The population was made up of 4 secondary schools, 80 learners and 4 Biology teachers. The sample consists of 80 learners 20 from each school and 4 Biology teachers 1 per school. The researcher used ...
ABSTRACT Activity, Student, Experiment, Improvisation (ASEI) and Plan, Do, See, Improve (PDSI) is a pedagogical strategy advocated by Strengthening of Mathematics and Science Education (SMASE) program since 2010 to refocus the pedagogical practice of mathematics and science teachers and enhance learner achievement. During the life of SMASE, Sabatia, Vihiga, Kisumu West and Gem Sub-Counties neighboring Emuhaya consistently improved in science (ranging between 55-60%), unlike Emuhaya where perf...
Abstract Pour microorganisms were isolated from rotted onion bulbs, purple variety, purchased from markets in the Lagos State of Nigeria. Three of them were pathogenic they produced soft rot when wound-inoculated into healthy onion bulbs. The microorganisms were identified as Pseudomonas cepacia Buckholder, Candida utilis (Henneberg) Lodder and Kreger-Van Rig and Pseudomonas fluorescens Migula; the last being the most pathogenic of the three. A study of the effect of infection 10 of the nutri...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors which influence performance of Biology students in Gweru District Secondary Schools. The study also aimed at finding out strategies which can be used to improve performance of students in Biology. Data was collected from three schools through questionnaires and interviews. A descriptive survey design was used during the study. This study comprised a sample of 15 participants and a total of 3 secondary schools in Gweru Urban Di...
ABSTRACT Bacterial counts of samples of freshly caught shrimp3, Penaeus duorarum and of see water from Nigeria, were carried out for a period of ton months, from April 1975 to January 1976. A monthly variation in the size of the bacterial populations of shrimps and son water was observed. Gram-positive bacteria were generally more abundantly isolated than Gram-negative bacteria from shrimps and 998 water. Coryneforns predominated the isolates. Next in abundance were micrococci, followed by s...
ABSTRACT The physico-chemical characterization, macrobenthic invertebrates and biomarkers of oxidative stress as indicators of heavy metal (Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn and Zn) contamination in Ologe Lagoon, Nigeria were investigated from January, 2007 - December, 2008. Biomarkers of oxidative stress [Catalase (CAT), Glutathione S- transferase (GST), Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Reduced Glutathione (GSH) and Malondialdehyde (MDA)] activities were evaluated in Pachymelania aurita exposed to sublethal concen...
Abstract Background: Plasmodium falciparum resistance to anti-malarials is a major drawback in effective malaria control and elimination globally. Artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) is currently the key first-line treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Plasmodium falciparum genetic signatures at pfmdr-1, pfcrt, and pfubp-1 loci are known to modulate in vivo and in vitro parasite response to ACT. The objective of this study was to assess the distribution of these resistance gene m...
ABSTRACT The Kunene region is an arid region with extreme environmental conditions. Understanding how environmental conditions affect bat activity, number and distribution is important for assessing activity and abundance. Monthly bat activity and the effect of environmental factors (temperatures, moon phase) on bat activity were recorded to elucidate factors influencing the distribution of bats. Wildlife Acoustic SM2 detectors were used to detect the bat activity from three sites, altitudina...