Abstract/Overview The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between group polarization and attitude towards work among secondary school teachers in Gucha Sub County. Objectives were: to find out the relationship between social comparison and attitude towards work among teachers, to find out the relationship between persuasive arguments and attitude towards work among teachers. The study adopted the Concurrent triangulation research design within the mixed methods approach....
Abstract/Overview This study examined the phenomenon of teacher commitment and its relationship with pupil’s academic performance in primary school mathematics. The study was conducted in western region of Kenya where 280 class 8 pupils and 74 mathematics teachers participated. The researchers made use of causal-comparative research design. Stratified, random and purposive sampling techniques were used to get the sample for the study. Data collection was done using a self-constructed qu...
Abstract/Overview The study surveyed the impact of social media on students’ academic performance in public day secondary schools. The study was conducted in Kisii County; Kenya where 1132 respondents, (students, teachers and principals) participated in the study. Researcher used mixed method research design. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to obtain the sample of the study. The objectives of the study were: to established whether secondary school students were...
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...
Abstract/Overview This study determined the ecological factors, as perceived by students of high and low achieving schools that contribute to the academic achievement in Nandi Central district. We employed causal comparative research design to identity the cause–effect relationship between school ecology of high and low performing secondary schools. Random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. There were 424 participants. T-test, a parametric statistical tool...
Abstract/Overview The focus of this study was to investigate teacher-related factors associated with performance in mathematics in public day primary schools in Nandi Central district, Kenya. Seventy-four (74) mathematics teachers participated in the study. Stratified, random, and purposive sampling techniques were used to obtain the samples for the study. Data collection was done using questionnaire which had been validated and subjected to a pilot study to establish its reliability. Eac...
Abstract/Overview The study assessed strategies for effective management of conflicts in public secondary schools and averting school unrest amongst students as perceived by principals, school board of management and students in Kenya. A total of 26 school principals, 104 Board of Management members, 183 teachers and 370 students participated in the study. Random and purposive sampling techniques were used to obtain the sample for the study. Data collection was done using self-made questi...
Abstract/Overview The deteriorating academic performance of students in the various national examinations in Kenya in recent times provoked researcher to undertake this kind of study, to examined the school attendances patterns, causes of attendance challenge and their impact on the academic performance of Secondary Schools’ students, and interventions to curb this vice in Kisii County, Kenya. To accomplish this goal, scores of attendance and examinations of 2372students from 30 public ...
Abstract/Overview The study established the Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive design. The target population was 3566 which was composed of 183 head teachers’ public primary school, 183 lead teachers of public Early Childhood Development Education and 3200 parents of top class in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted purposive and simple random sampling techniques to ...
Abstract/Overview Achievement in Mathematics has remained a challenge to many students at secondary school level in Kenya, for example students in Vihiga Sub County. Despite the government’s effort in strengthening the subject, its performance is still wanting. The main objective of the study was to determine the influence of the level of Internal Locus of Control on Mathematics achievement among students in secondary schools in Vihiga Sub-county. The Self-determination theory informed ...
Abstract/Overview Achievement in Mathematics has remained a challenge to many students at secondary school level in Kenya, for example students in Vihiga Sub-County. While most studies have focused on: school related factors, subject related factors and teacher related factors as predictors of students’ achievement in Mathematics, very scanty literature is available on the Efficacy expectations, an indication that this area has minimally been researched. Despite the government’s effor...
Abstract/Overview The focus of this study was to investigate how principals’ performance of leadership roles influenced usage of ICT for teaching and learning in secondary schools. The objective of the study was to analyze the influence that performance of principals in training teachers in ICT has on usage of ICT for teaching and learning in schools. Concurrent triangulation within mixed methods research design was used. Stratified random sampling was used to draw 99 principals from 13...
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 ...
Abstract/Overview Teen motherhood is a major concern in the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of extroversive personality traits on social adjustment among secondary school re-admitted teen mothers in Rarieda Sub-County of Kenya. Eysenck’s personality traits theory and Social comparison theory were used in this study. The study adopted a concurrent triangulation design. The study’s target population of 217 consisted of all re-admitted teen mothers, 34 t...
Abstract/Overview The nerve centre of this study was that despite the critical role played by the head teacher in secondary school management, students’ academic performance has persistently been poor. Factors leading to this dismal performance have not been adequately investigated and well understood in Nyamaiya Division hence the need for this study. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the leadership styles of the headteachers and their impact on the students’ acad...