Educational Foundation Research Papers/Topics

Influence of Teacher Competence on Mathematics Performance in KCSE Examinations Among Public Schools in Nyatike Subcounty, Migori County Kenya

Abstract/Overview Secondary school education provides a foundation for acquisition of further knowledge and skills in tertiary institutions of learning. It is a bed-rock where future productive human capital is nurtured to serve the dynamic needs of a nation’s labour market and the economy in general. Education is used to achieve more rapid economic, social, political, technological, scientific and cultural development in a country. In Kenyan education system, mathematics is a compulsor...

Rethinking primary school mathematics teaching: a formative assessment approach

Abstract/Overview The performance of mathematics at national examinations at the end of primary is worrying all over the globe and researchers and scholars continue to examine how student’s achievement in the subject can be raised. Formative assessment classroom teaching strategy, ‘FACTS’ is an interactive teaching strategy which involves observing and gathering valuable information during instruction process about a student’s thinking as they solve mathematics tasks. The strategy...

Investigating tasks and teaching methods for adult Somali refugees at a London Esol centre

Abstract/Overview The influx of Somali refugees in the United Kingdom (UK) renders the country as the biggest host to one of the largest and longest established Somali communities in Europe. The fact that the refugees arrive in the UK with little or no previous knowledge of the English language, has made the investigation of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) literacy instructional techniques and methods a priority within the ESOL professional field. It is hoped that the free ...

Effects of television on academic performance and languages acquisition of pre-school children

Abstract/Overview Pre-school children come into daily contact with various forms of mass media which influence their academic and social behaviour. Though television has been used to play a monumental role in promotion of education and entertainment, children with full exposure to television have been found to perform poorly in class and fail to speak languages fluently. Public confidence in it is in question as many stakeholders have expressed concern about the amount of television and t...

An analysis of drop out levels in public secondary schools in relation to selected characteristics in Kericho District

Abstract/Overview The Education Sector in Kenya and other parts of the world has faced many challenges particularly dropouts, which is an indicator of low internal efficiency during the past two decades. This study sought to determine and analyze the dropout levels of Public Secondary Schools in Kericho District of Kenya for the period between 2004 and 2007. The internal efficiency indicator that was examined in relation to school characteristics was dropout rates. Data was collected from...

Repetition rates in public secondary schools in Kericho district in relation to selected school characteristics. a situational analysis

Abstract/Overview The Education Sector in Kenya and other parts of the world has faced many challenges particularly student repetition, which is one of the indicators of low internal efficiency during the past two decades. This study determined and analyzed the student repetition levels of Public Secondary Schools in Kericho District of Kenya for the period between 2004 and 2007. The internal efficiency indicator that was examined in relation to school characteristics was repetition rates...

Visual Techniques: A Proposal to Avoid L1 Overuse in the Classroom: The Case of 11th Graders at IMTAGSC

The work is entitled “Visual Techniques:  A Proposal to Avoid L1 Overuse in the Classroom. The case of 11th graders at Cabassango IMTAGSC (Instituto Médio Técnico de Administração Gestão e Serviços do Cabassango) ”. This work aimed at proposing useful visual techniques to avoid L1 overuse in the classroom to teachers of 11th grade IMTAGSC. The aim of this work is not to propose techniques of how to eradicate L1 use in the classroom but rather to avoid its overuse. Two research ques...

Teacher Quality and Students’ Academic Performance in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Ngororero District, Rwanda

ABSTRACT The study investigated “Teacher Quality and Students’ Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Ngororero District, Rwarida”. In carrying out the research, the study determined the profile of; degree of teachers’ quality; the level of students’ academic performance; the relationship between level of teacher quality and the level of performance. The study employed descriptive correlation design and had a sample size of 132 teachers derived from a population of 202 teacher...

Firewood Scarcity Challenges Faced by Rural Women in Rwanda

ABSTRACT The pattern and profile & energy use prevailing today raises important questions about linkages between energy and the economy, social issues, security and above all, environmental protection. Rwanda has a number of potential energy resources from blomass, hydro, solar, petroleum, methane gas, wind and geothermal. However, the major Issue in this regard Is the technological exploitation and scientific data on this potential. The widespread and inefficient use of traditional blomass w...

Integrated Approach and Pupils’ Academic Achievement in Kalungu Sub County. A Case Study of Stenseera Primay School Kalung District, Uganda

ABSTRACT This study was focused on integrated approach versus people’s academic achievement in Kalungu Sub-County, Kalungu District. A case study of Stenseera Education Center in Kalungu District. It was based on how teaching methods help in academic achievement and specifically guided by these objectives; To determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age and gender. To determine the level of pupil’s academic achievement under the integrated approach in Kalungu sub-county in Kal...

Extent of Utilization of Play Method of Teaching in Pre - Primary Schools

ABSTRACT This study focused on the Extent of Utilization of Play Method of Teaching in PrePrimary Schools in Awka Educational Zone of Anambra State. The work particularly stressed on the availability and utilization of material resources; that is, instructional materials otherwise called teaching aids and the use of play method of teaching. To address the problem of the study, four research questions and four null hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive survey design was employed. Twenty one ...

Effects of Rational-Emotive Behaviour and Systematic Desensitization Therapies On Ss1 Students’ Test Anxiety in Government Senior Secondary School, Township, Jos-Nigeria

ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of Rational-Emotive Behaviour and Systematic Desensitization therapies on SS1 Students‟ test anxiety in Government Senior Secondary School, Township, Jos. This was motivated by the increasing incidence of mass failure of students in West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This anxious state seems to make students fear examinations and engage in malpractices. The study examined the following varia...

Effects of Rational-Emotive Behavior and Systematic Desensitization Therapies on Ss1 Students’ Test Anxiety In Government Senior Secondary School, Township, Jos-Nigeria

ABSTRACT  The study examined the effects of Rational-Emotive Behaviour and Systematic Desensitization therapies on SS1 Students‟ test anxiety in Government Senior Secondary School, Township, Jos. This was motivated by the increasing incidence of mass failure of students in West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This anxious state seems to make students fear examinations and engage in malpractices. The study examined the following vari...

Assessment of The Provision and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology

ABSTRACT •. This instigated the assessment of the provision and utilization of information communication technology for records management of seconds in Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive research design mlation of the study was 3335 secondary school teachers of FeT _ "j)le of the study comprised 347 teachers that were selected from a]secondary schools in FCT using stratified random sampling. The irs used for data collection was a questionnaire which contain five items on a modified...

Assessment of Teacher Empowerment Programme, Utility Assurance Policy and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in The Federal Capital Territory

Abstract Teacher Empowerment programme Quality Assurance policy and Academic performance of Secondary School Students in the 'T. Four (4) research questions were drawn up and four (4) hypotheses were emulated to guide the study. The correlational survey research was employed. e sample size used for the study was 458 teachers selected tl"1rough a systematic sampling technique. A researcher developed questionnaire cOl-"1taining 28 structured ms on teacher empowerment, quality assurance and stud...


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