ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating regular teachers‟ knowledge and skills for instructional management of pupils with learning disabilities in Kibondo District, Kigoma Region. The study explored whether pupils with learning disabilities are present in regular primary schools and if the teachers are aware of their presence in classrooms. Data collection involved administration of questionnaires, classroom observation, documentary review and the interview tools. The study was guided ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of Big Results Now (BRN) initiative on academic performance of secondary school students in their National Form Four Examinations taking Musoma Municipality as the case study. The specific objectives of the study were three which were first, to explore the performance of students before and during the implementation of BRN, second, to scrutinize the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) given in education as a focus factors behind...
ABSTRACT This study focuses on designing and evaluating grammatical trial material for enhancing communicative competence in Tanzanian secondary schools. The aim was to design learner centered instructional grammatical material that supports English teachers on implementing the Competence Based Curriculum in order to enhance English Language communicative competence for Form One students. Constructivism theory and language acquisition to material development theory guided the design based on ...
ABSTRACT This research study focuses on assessing the implementation of Literacy and Numeracy Education (LANES) programme in Tanzanian primary schools in Kinondoni District. The objectives were to examine the extent to which LANES programme was implemented in primary schools as proposed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, find out any students‟ improvements in reading and writing skills, identify challenges faced during the implementation of the programme and propose poss...
ABSTRACT This study examines how the teaching of reading can be improved by developing and using innovative materials. The study employed a quasi-experimental design in which two schools in Kilimanjaro Region were involved. The experimental school had one teacher and 55 pupils while the control school had one teacher and 41 pupils. Data were collected through interviews, documentary review, test and observation. Qualitative data were analysed using content analysis while quantitative data fr...
ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the effectiveness of Open and Distance Learning in Tanzania by taking experience from students and facilitators at the Open University of Tanzania. Specifically, the study was set to explore students‟ perception towards Open and Distance Learning in Tanzania, examine the adequacy of facilitation methods, strategies and techniques employed by the Open University of Tanzania to facilitate learning. The researcher went further to investigate students suppo...
ABSTRACT The study investigated stakeholders‟ perceptions in School Quality Assurance (SQA) in public secondary schools in Tanzania. The study was guided by three specific objectives including, perceived changes resulted from SQAs; perceived contributions of stakeholders and constraints faced by SQAs in performing their duties. The methodology employed in the study was qualitative whereby multiple case study design was used. The study was conducted in Mbulu rural District. The target popul...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the contributions of teachers‟ motivation towards job performance; basing on 4 study objectives as described in. However, the study which was conducted in Iringa Urban District due to the grounds related to academic matters was sought to find out whether teachers‟ motivation has an effect on work morale towards their job performance. A cross sectional survey design was adopted for collection of data from different schools, at one point in a time. Qualitat...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the current experimental study was to investigate effects of presence of others on children‟s simple and complex memory task performances among primary school pupils in Tanzania. The Study hypothesized that he individual pupil would perform significantly better on simple memory tasks in alone setting than in the presence of others. Then boys would perform significantly better on simple memory tasks than girls in alone settings as well as in the presence of others. La...
ABSTRACT This study intended to assess the contribution of the Teacher Development and Management Strategy (TDMS) to the retention of teachers in secondary schools in Tanzania. The sample of the study comprised 80 respondents including Educational officials, School inspectors, heads of schools, and classroom teachers in Kondoa District. Focus group discussions, questionnaires, interviews and documentary reviews were the methods used to collect data. The study adopted a descriptive technique ...
Abstract Introduction: Trypanosome infections result into trypanosomosis in cattle and this is an infection detrimental to pastoralist income. The patterns of transmission are thought to be influenced by ecological factors including wildlife and land cover. We assessed the influence of the relative abundance of wildlife and land cover (cultivation and habitat type) on the presence of trypanosome infections in replicated cattle herds of the Maasai Steppe.
Abstract This paper focuses on the involvement of school committees in the preparation and implementation of Whole School Development Planning (WSDP). The data employed is based on a cross-sectional survey was conducted between October and November, 2006 in 16 public primary schools in Tabora Municipality, Tanzania. In all, 60 respondents made up of one Municipal Education Officer (MEO), 16 head teachers, 13 school committee chairpersons and 30 statutory members of the school committees were ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of School Based Management (SBM) practices on students‟ academic performance in public secondary schools (PSS) in Tanzania in Kongwa district. Specifically the study explores the SBM practices, constraints and strategies used to enhance students‟ academic performance in public secondary school. The study employed qualitative research approach and multiple case study design in which was used to gather data. Data were collected through semistructur...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was do assess music teaching subject in primary school in Dodoma Municipality. The objectives of this research were to study syllabus needs and current practices, design few introductory lessons based on music active learning pedagogy, try them in classroom, perform a formative evaluation and evaluate its effectiveness by working with selected teachers in teaching and developing talent at primary level. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative appro...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating effectiveness of use of few available resources in primary schools in Tanzania. It intended to make the teachers, students, and other stakeholders in education use few available educational resources effectively for better academic performance of the students and schools in general. The study explored the factors that led to some schools with few available educational resources to perform better in standard 7 national examinations while others perfor...