ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate into the factors influencing the performance of pupils on transition from lower to upper primary in public schools in Ekerenyo Division. The objectives of the study were: to determine teacher related factors influencing performance of pupils on transition from lower primary to upper primary in public schools in Ekerenyo Division, to find out school-based factors influencing performance of pupils on transition from lower to upper primary in ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate strategies for enhancing access and retention of Learners with Visual Impairments (LVI) in regular Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in South Western Uganda. The study was conducted in seven districts within South Western Uganda. This area was selected because it had a high concentration of LVI enrolled in regular UPE schools. The study was based on Access theory by Ribot & Peluso (2003), supplemented by Adaptation theory by Sherril...
The study sought to analyze the instructional needs and resources for Adapted Aquatic activities for learners with Physical Disability at Joy-Town Special Primary School Kiambu County Kenya. Children ought to get 60 minutes or more physical activity every day, including children with physical disabilities as it is an excellent way of improving motor fitness, physical fitness, social skills and self-confidence of learners with disabilities. However, most PE teachers are not conversant with Ada...
ABSTRACT Modern assistive technology can move a long way in improving the quality of special education through making students with special needs more independent. Analogy assistive technology which is mainly used in Kenyan special school is slow, bulky, inefficient and dependent. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the potential of modern assistive technology in educational achievement for students with visual impairment at Kibos special secondary school. The study employed a...
ABSTRACT This study sought to find out the influence of child labour on access to education of children with disabilities. It is widely acknowledged that child labour is detrimental to children’s school attendance, participation and completion which is also a precursor to child labour. The specific objectives of the study were: to determine the type of labour performed by children with disabilities as child labourers; to determine how the types of disability influence children into chi...
ABSTRACT Teaching and learning resources greatly influence standard and quality of education since they affect the teaching and learning process at all levels. The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges facing effective use of learning resources in public secondary schools in Bureti sub-county .The specific objectives of this study were:- to determine the instructional resources needed in the teaching and learning of Geography in Bureti sub-county secondary schools, to the ex...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of teaching methods on academic performance of learners with hearing impairment in Mathematics in Igembe District, Meru County, Kenya. The study was based on Burhus Fredric Skinner‟s theory of motivation in learning. The argument here was that learner‟s motivation to undertake a task depends on expected rewards that is, achievements in accomplishment of task. This study will adopt a descriptive survey design which will allow th...
ABSTRACT Teacher appraisal is already well established in countries such as Britain, the USA, Australia and New Zealand, it has only recently become a significant issue in Kenya. Over the years, teacher appraisal in Kenyan secondary schools has been mainly inspectorial, achieved through occasional inspection of schools and teachers by school inspectors. Teacher appraisal process in Kenya is wanting, especially due to the superiority-inferiority relationship between inspectors and teachers. No...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate how vocational education and transitional services offered in vocational institutions helped young adults with mental retardation attain full community integration. The study objectives included to; investigate the extent to which vocational education equip young adults with mental retardation with skills of community adjustment and identify different avenues through which they were integrated in the community. The study employed both quan...
ABSTRACT This research study sought to assess the influence of school guidance and counseling services on the development of social skills of learners with learning disabilities in international secondary schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were; to establish the types of Guidance and counseling services being offered to learners with learning disabilities, to examine the influence of professional training of school counselors on guidance and counseling...
ABSTRACT Science is essential to all people and it should be taught in all learning institutions since i helps in the growth of economy, industrialization and advancement in technology. Early years are important to build a solid foundation for learners in science subjects. In this regard science education and instruction should be made affordable and accessible to all learners by using locally improvised materials. Research done in Western countries like USA revealed that teachers used m...
ABSTRACT Strengthening of Mathematics and Science Secondary Education (SMASSE) in-service training has been ongoing since 2004 when it was introduced in Nyeri County. The programme is believed to enhance teaching practices for mathematics and science teachers, and better performance of the students. However, empirical studies have not conclusively on its implementation and contribution towards teaching mathematics. The purpose of the study was to establish whether effectiveness of SMASSE impl...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction is viewed as an imperative and an attractive attribute to the employee result for organizations because of the fact that fulfilled employees perform at higher levels than the individuals who are not fulfilled. Since job satisfaction has an important relationship with the workforce performance and the entire organizational efficiency, a lot of attention has been paid to the job satisfaction amongst various occupations of various groups. This study looked at job satisf...
ABSTRACT Quality childcare include providing children the opportunity for outdoor play. In Kenya even though play is recognized as critical in children development, research in children’s play environment appears inadequate. The purpose of this study was thus to establish the quality of outdoor play environment in early childhood development centres in Ng’enda Zone of Gatundu South Sub-County. The study was also to determine the key factors influencing outdoor play environment in ECD cent...
ABSTRACT Academic performance in KCSE in almost all the subjects offered has bee low in Isiolo County. However, the major factors contributing to this trend have not been clearly understood. This therefore limits the ability of educational stakeholders to improve the performance in KCSE. The purpose of this study was to investigate the socio-economic, socio-cultural and school based factors that are affecting student‟s performance in KCSE in Isiolo County. Seven research questions were form...