The study focused on savings, credit schemes and financial accessibility in Rwanda and it considered primary data. It was guided by the following research objectives; the importance of small savings and credit schemes to the people of Nyamasheke district, accessibility of financial services from savings and credit schemes in Nyamasheke district as well as the relationship between credit schemes and financial accessibility in Nyamasheke district. The research under took descriptive correlation...
This study was about performance-based rewards and their effects on the performance of teachers in private secondary schools in Kampala district. The theoretical underpinnings of this study was premised on Adam Stacy’s Equity theory of motivation which states that employees expect fairness when being rewarded and Victor Vroom’s theory. which states that individuals make choices based on their perceived expectancy that certain rewards will follow. The main objective of this study was to as...
The study looked at the relationship between learning resources and academic performance of chemistry students in Mugoiri location, Muranga district. In an attempt to achieve the above, two objectives were developed. This chapter presents the summary, conclusion and recommendations. The first objective sought to identify the relationship between level of resource availability and academic performance. The study focused on availability of text books, classrooms, practical materials, & laborato...
The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of poverty on pupil's academic performance of the selected primary schools in Garsen Central Zone, Tana Delta District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in Garsen Central Zone, and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating poverty and improving education in Garsen Central Zone. The study employed a descriptive research desig...
HIV 1 AIDS is the abbreviation for "Human immunal virus for "HIV" " a minute organism that can not be seen with our naked eyes but only with the help of microscopic instruments. It attacks and enters a disease free human body which is immune and defended the white blood cells (body defense mechanism). The virus after entering the human body flights these cells and eventually defeats them with time. The virus starts to multiply within the blood stream where it moves until it totally weakness t...
The study investigated the causes of girls drop out in selected villages of Bbanda parish Primary School, Wakiso District. To achieve the above objective, a qualitative research design was adopted. Questionnaires and personal interviews were some of the research tools used. A total of 150 respondents were used in the search for information o the research problem. It was found out that a combination of factors were responsible for the increased drop out rather than a single factor. How ever th...
The research topic is on behaviour problem on learning ofthe mentally handicapped children in habilitation school. The objectives of carrying out the study was to establish the techniques used by the teachers when handling mentally handicapped children with behaviour problems. To establish the curriculum followed when teaching these children and also to establish the attitude ofparents towards their children. In methodology, the researcher has chosen on survey as an appropriate method when ca...
Motivation is a force that serves three functions; it energizes or causes people to act, it directs behavior towards attainment of specific goal and it sustains the efforts expected in reaching the goals - i.e. the force that energizes, directs and sustains behavior (Riggio Ronald) E 1996 - Introduction to Industrial Organizational Psychology). Motivation as a personal trait is a desire to achieve or succeed. To be successful, you must want to be successful (Glady Kimberel, Bens S Vineyard Fi...
The study sought to establish the effects of ban on holiday teaching on academic performance in secondary schools in Soroti Municipality. This study aimed to establish the effect of abolishing holiday teaching on academic performance in secondary schools, students’ perception of the ban on holiday teaching practice and identify strategies schools have adopted to offer remedial classes in secondary schools in Soroti Municipality. The research method adopted was descriptive cross sectional re...
Through observation and conservations the researcher established that the intellectually challenged learners were not accorded their due human respect and rights by the teachers. Teachers regarded them as abnormal, violent and slow in learning and therefore unworthy to be accommodated in their midst. This prompted the researcher to conduct a study to fmd out why it was happening. He prepared questionnaires for both teachers and pupils. The respondents were able to answer the questions and ret...
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ABSTRACT The topic of this study was ‘Teacher’s attitude and academic Performance of learners with mental retardation in Kandara Division, Maragwa District. The study was carried out guided by four objectives namely; determining the profile of the respondents, determining the level of teacher’s attitudes, determining the level of academic performance of students and determining if there is any significant relationship between teachers attitude and academic performance. In the methodolog...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out at Kiazabe division in inclusive setting to find out the challenges of teaching hearing impaired learners. The problems found to be responsible were lack of knowledge in handling the Hearing Impaired; they were looked at as less being, lack of effective teaching, poor teaching methods, and lack of specialized personnel, poor intervention measures and lack of educational assessment resource centres. The researcher used survey research design. The data was co...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of physics teachers towards the teaching- learning process in selected Secondary schools of in Nguni Division, Mwingi East Kenya. The objectives or the study were: to determine the role of teachers' attitudes on the teaching- learning process, to ,,vhether teaching attitudes affecting negatively the teaching- le~1rni11g proccs'.:->. and to investigate vvhether the teaching competencies affect the teaching- learning process. ...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out on determinants of poor performance in English in primary Schools in Mathare Slums Nairobi, Kenya. It concentrated on the lower farms as it was felt that poor performance at the National Examination could be starting at the low levels. The purpose of the study was to examine the factors responsible for the above so that measures would be taken to correct or rectify the situation. The specific objectives therefore ranged from determining the qualified tea...