The research was carried out to find out the effect of Human Immunodeficiency virus/AIDS on regular primary schools children in Murinduko Location, Mwea Division - Kirinyaga District. Purposive sampling was used where the researcher interviewed 20 pupils and 20 teachers in regular primary schools.
Before placing an advert in the mass media, both a client and the agency have to determine the objective of the advertising campaign. It may be traditionalist in nature; in that they relate to products sale. For instance, building images, spreading news about the product, adding value to the product and comparing the product with its competition. Non traditional objectives on the other hand, may be based on public opinion or government Jo!icy (at times as editorial ads); rectifying inaccurate...
This study was carried out to establish the availability and use of teaching and learning materials on curriculum instruction in ECD centers within Division. The following objectives were used in this study; to identify the existing types of teaching and learning aids used in early childhood education centers, to investigate whether ECD teachers were aware of the importance of teaching/learning aids, and to investigate the form of support offered to ECDs to acquire the relevant teaching and l...
This research was about the effects of drug abuse on the pupils' discipline in primary schools. It was guided by three objectives namely; To establish the causes of drug abuse, to find the relationship between discipline and drug abuse and t find the effects of drug abuse on discipline. Purposively sampling technique was used to select a population of fifty (50) respondents to represent the entire population of Kobama. Most of the respondents were found to be female who were 35 of the total r...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out at Changamwe High School, Mombasa district on motivation and academic performance in chemistry. The researcher studied the effects of motivation on academic performance in chemistry. This report is made up of five chapters. Chapter one deals with the introductory part of the research. It talks about the background, the theory, objectives and significance of the study. Chapter two is the literature review. It gives an insight into the different vies of a...
ABSTRACT Despite the introduction of determinants of pupils' performance, schools in Kenya have been performing poorly in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations. Both the schools and individual pupils have not yet accrued to the full benefits of FPE. This study investigated the causes of poor academic performance among pupils in selected schools within Keiyo South district, Kenya. The study employed casual- comparative design that seeks to discover possible causes and effects...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the scout movements on the students discipline in selected schools in Makindye Division, Kampala- Uganda. It was guided by three specific objectives including; - To determine the extent to which the school environment is influenced by scouting, to investigate the extent to which classroom attendance is influenced by scouting as well as to establish a relationship between students’ parenting and scouting. Qualitative design was...
This study was set t l!ncl out the l llV/AlDS ,marcncss 111 Chcl"Linµ otd, Cheburbur location. Uasinguishu District Kenya a descriptive survev design. using both quantitative and qualitative data. teenage girls were the main respondents ,,Cthis stud,·. Convenience sampling was used to select the teenage girls of diffen:nt ages from 111-~il years respectively who an:,wered the questionnaires. Frequency c,rnnts and relati, e frequency were used to analyze the data from the questionnaires. Tab...
This study was to determine the relationship between teacher factors and students performance in KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education) in Embu, Kenya. All primary sources were revisited in the collection of related literature. The study used a descriptive a research design given the short period of time that was availed to the researcher. The findings of the study revealed the following: Teachers were found to be acting as role models, were possessing sound leadership skills and were ...
ABSTRACT The study was to investigate problems faced by primary school head teachers m implementation of free primary school for all in Gichugu educational zone in Kirinyaga district, Kenya. The researcher used questionnaires to collect information from the respondent. The respondents were head teachers/ teachers in the zone selected from some schools in the zone. The method used to select the schools was convenience sampling. The researcher reviewed much of the literature from respondents. ...
This study was carried out to establish the instructional materials and pupils' academic performance in Kawempe Division. The following objectives were used in this study; to identify the existing types of teaching and learning aids used in primary schools, to investigate whether primary teachers were aware of the importance of teaching/learning aids, and to investigate the form of support offered to primary schools to acquire the relevant teaching and learning aids. This study employed descr...
The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of motivation and academic performance of slow learners in selected learners in Limuru Division, Kiambu West district in Nairobi Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine the problems faced by the slow learners in Limuru division, establish the characteristics of slow learners, and determine the major courses of learning difficulties in Limuru division and to establish the intervention measures which can be taken to overcome learnin...
Recent research statistics has shown that the prevalence of girls dropping out CJ/ schools in Kenya is expanding rapidly to the distraction of the society. Kenyans cannot afford to complacent about it, thus there arises an immediate need to conduct an investigation on the factors responsible for school dropouts especially among the girls. The study adopted a descriptive research design. This enhanced the researcher to obtain a better understanding of the factors responsible for school drop ou...
The recent rapid increase in divorce, along with its distinctive cultural and welfare environments for single-parent families, makes Kenya an interesting case for examining effects of single parenthood on children’s education. Using data from the questionnaires distributed I compared the levels of educational aspiration and student disengagement between students with two parents and those with a single parent, distinguishing divorced single fathers, widowed single fathers, divorced single m...
The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between Discipline and Academic Performance of English in Secondary Schools. The study had three objectives; to determine the level of discipline of~ measure the level of academic performance of students; to find out if there is a significant relationship between the level of discipline and academic performance. The research was conducted in Bushenyi District. It employed descriptive research design. Instruments were questionnaires, i...