ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of free primary education on the academic pe1formance of pupils in Makuyu division, Marang'a south district of Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine if poor physical facilities affects the implementation of free primary education; detennine if lack of enough trained teachers affects the implementation of free primary education; determine if high teacher- pupil ratio affects the implementation of fr...
ABSTRACT This study illustrates the impact of teachers' attitudes on learners with learning disabilities. As a result of this deficiency, learners with iearnmg disabilities have gone through unfriendly experiences that have affected their academic performance. In Kanjuu primary school, Ngariama zone Kirinyaga district. The study has therefore investigated some of the factors that lead to this negative attitude and how it can be changed in order to maintain the victims in the learning institu...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at establishing the effect of teaching and learning materials on pupils' performance in primary schools in English language. It involved reviewing of related Literature so as to form basis for conclusions, contracts, recommendations and similarities between the various schools, with the data obtained from the field. This involved secondary source document appraisal by reading and noting crucial points. It was accomplished by various visits to public Libraries, readin...
TABLE OF CONTENTS ECLARA TION ..................................................................................................... i PPROVAL ........................................................................................................... ii EDICATION .... ................................................................................................... Ill CKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................... iv st of Tables ...........
ABSTRACT The research looks at the effects of absenteeism on the academic performance of learners affected by HIV/ AIDS. The study was interested in to looking performance and ways of supporting these learners. The study was conducted due to the rising number of HIV/ AIDS affected learners and their continued absence from school leading to poor academic performance. The study revolves around two hundred school going HIV/ AIDS affected learners in ten schools within the same academic zone and ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL I DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viii LIST OF TABLES ix DEFINITION OF OPERATIONAL TERMS x CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the Study 1 1.2 statement of the problem 2 1.3 Purpose of the study 2 1.4 Research objectives 3 1.5 Research questions 3 1.6 Scope of the Study 3 1.7 Significance of the study 3 CHAPTER TWO 5 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 2.0 Introduction 5 V 2.1 Historical Backgroun...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the performance in mathematics of the hearing impaired learners at KCPE in Takaba Division, Mandera District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate some factors responsible for the poor performance in mathematics of the hearing impaired learners. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to gather information on the attitudes of female students. The findings there were some pro...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Declaration Approval iv Dedication Acknowledgment vi Abstract CHAPTER ONE 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Rationale of the study 1 1.2 Theory 3 1.3 Statement of the problem 3 1.4 Objectives of the study 4 1.5 Significance of the study 5 1.6 Limitations and delimitations 5 1.7Scope 6 1.8 Operation definition of terms 7 CHAPTER TWO 8 2. 1 Review of related literature 8 CHAPTER THREE 14 3.0 Research methodology 14 3.1 Research design 14 3.2 Environment of the study 14 3.3 R...
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ABSTRACT The study set out to investigate and asses the challenges affecting implementation of the right to education of the mentally retarded children. It was guided by the following objectives; to identify and asses the strength of relevant international, regional and domestic human rights instruments enhancing the right to education of mentally retarded children, to carry out a situational analysis of the implementation of the inclusive education in the mainstream schools and include the ...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the challenges faced by learners with hearing impairment, a case of Ocoko and Ediofe Primary school for the deaf in Arua District. It is based on data obtained from a survey by the researcher in 2009 complemented by secondary information from various Non-Govermnental Organizations providing a helping hand to persons with hearing loss in Arua District. The investigation reveals that three quaiiers of the people living in Arua District have a negative attitude ...
ABSTRACT Samburu community is found in Northern Rift Valley province of Kenya. a long period, they have had a diverse type of disability such as physically handicapped, mentally intellectual, hearing impairment, epileptic cases etc. Samburu belief that some of the causes of disabilities are diseases while other causes are believed to be curse from ancestors, punishment from God due to sins committed by either parents of grandparents and witchcrafts. Despite the government of Kenya making bas...
Abstract This study set out to identify the effects of drug abuse to academic performance in Mumberes division, based on the fact that the teenage are adversely affected, has caused indiscipline in schools. Efforts should be made to find solution to curb the vice. This should be focused on identify the effects of drug abuse to learning and general health. The targeted population involved head teachers, teachers, pupils and parents sampled randomly from five schools in the division. Data coll...
ABSTRACT Although the Kenyan government is putting a lot of effort in ensuring that every child hasa right to education, many children are still not exposed to education. Most parentscontinue holding to the old notion that children with intellectual challenges are non— performers. Many parents are completely carried away by alcohol brewing and consumption thus having no time to educate and take care of their children. The mostneglected are children with intellectual challenges. It is with t...
ABSTRACT In the above study of social -economics problems faced by learners who are HIV/ AIDS orphans ,the aim of the researcher was to investigate and find out ways which the government uses to curb down the fast increasing number of orphans to , to find out the social economic problems faced by learners who are HIV/ AIDS orphans ,to establish possible solutions to the social-economic challenges faced by HIV/AIDS orphans ,to find out the negative impacts faced by learners whom are HIV/ AIDS ...