ABSTRACT While research indicates that parental involvement in children’s homework has many benefits, there is evidence that parental involvement in homework is low internationally. Locally, studies have not given much attention to the ways in which parents get involved in children’s homework and the possible determinants to their involvement, mainly at the lower primary school level which forms part of Early Childhood Development and Education. This study therefore sought to identify the...
ABSTRACT Participation in Physical Education (PE) or outdoor activities in pre-school is one of the most important aspects that predict children’s healthy growth and development. Outdoor activities enable the children to develop physically, mentally, cognitively and socially. Advocates in the field of education indicate that participation in outdoor activities has been hampered by various challenges that have either discouraged the children to participate or have denied them participation ...
ABSTRACT One of the aims of education in Kenya is to promote respect for and development of Kenya’s varied cultures. Underlying these cultures is indigenous knowledge that has not sufficiently been integrated within the Kenyan education system which remains skewed towards western values and knowledge. In such circumstances, this study argues that formal education seems to alienate people from their own culture instead of facilitating preservation and development of relevant aspects of indig...
ABSTRACT The role of a teacher in determining the quality of education that a student receives in school cannot be overemphasized. However, a large number of teachers in the country are exiting the teaching profession for various reasons other natural attrition. The nation is thus facing a serious shortage of teachers as indicated in various media reports and government statistical records. Studies have also shown that relatively young teachers quit teaching within five years of employment. T...
ABSTRACT Resource utilization is an integral part of the overall management of the school. Education in a school is determined by provision of resources, their maximum utilization and management. Advances in science and technology necessitates that the school manager should adopt modern methods of facilities management in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning. A direct relationship exists between the quality of school facilities, teaching and learning materials, teaching per...
ABSTRACT The primary purpose of the study was to establish strategies of enhancing of Mathematics performance among class 5- 8 learners with hearing impairment in Makongo School for the Deaf in Makueni County. A case study design was employed. The target population comprised of the 9 teachers and all the 28 learners with hearing impairment from class 1-8 making a total of 37 respondents. The researcher purposively sampled Mathematics teachers and classes 5-8 learners who were mature enough to...
ABSTRACT Many children in primary schools are not able to achieve the necessary knowledge and skills in education because they lacked competencies in language. Lack of proficiency in English language may lead to failure in accessing the knowledge in that language. Further, without competence in language, many learners get disadvantaged during the learning process and beyond. Oladejo (1991) contends that there‟s hardly any doubt that the decline in the English proficiency affects the entire...
ABSTRACT This study investigated factors hindering implementation of ICT syllabus in secondary schools in Imenti Sub county, Meru County. The objectives of the study were to: determine the extent to which ICT syllabus has been implemented in the secondary curriculum; identify the major factors hindering the implementation of ICT syllabus; and find out strategies that can be adopted for successful implementation of ICT syllabus in secondary schools in Kenya. The study used a survey research de...
ABSTRACT Education is an important life process that plays a vital role in forming the foundation for girls’. Female education especially in secondary level has been realized as a critical pathway in promoting social, political and economic benefits for the developing countries. In spite of the government’s progress in narrowing the gender gap in education at secondary level, girls’ low retention in secondary school remains unresolved in some parts of the country. Therefore, the purpos...
ABSTRACT The primary school pupils‟ performance in national public exams is skewed towards the poorer mean scores. The lowly performance has been mainly ascribed to school ecological aspects and minimum research has been carried out on psychological influences which may account for pupils‟ academic achievement. The purpose of the present investigation was therefore to explore some predictors and outcomes of academic self-concept among pupils in non-formal primary schools. Specifically, th...
ABSTRACT Student sexual harassment has become a pervasive problem in institutions of learning worldwide. This is in spite of existing global and local laws, policies, rules and regulations. This has left thousands of students affected daily, regardless of their gender. Research findings suggest that sexual harassment negatively affects students’ self-esteem. However, many of these findings are based on contexts outside Kenya thereby leaving a huge gap in knowledge given that self-esteem is ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out whether teachers can identify the causes of reading disabilities in learners. It intended to establish whether teachers have adequate knowledge of identifying learners with reading disabilities, determine the proportion of non-readers in class five. It also investigated the existing methods and materials teachers use in teaching and remediating reading including the difficulties teachers encounter when teaching. Finally, the study aimed at finding out t...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out if soccer players in public secondary schools in Nairobi City and Kakamega Counties are motivated for competitive soccer by the desire for success, personal fulfillment, social interaction and/or personal image. The study adopted cross sectional analytical research design. The target population included schools that participated in the 2015 season of the secondary school games at zonal level in both Nairobi City and Kakamega Counties. Strati...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out influence of family background on learner’s cats (mocks) performance among Kipkelion east sub-county students. The Kenyan government had injected a lot of resources in education which include equipping schools by employing more teachers, building classrooms and pay students school fees in public secondary school. The mean score for mocks exams has been reducing for the last three years as follows, 2014 mean score was 5.52, 2015 the mean was...
ABSTRACT Today‟s use of computer pervades all areas of our lives, including activities in institutions of learning. Beyond the very facility of computation, data management, word processing etc, computers have become essential in providing instructional effectiveness, planning, and generally challenging the learning environment. The application of computer technology in the field of education is rapidly gaining ground world over. The common modern technological tools available to music educ...