ABSTRACT. The occurrence of examination and assessment irregularities can seriously change public confidence in the validity and legitimacy of examination and assessment results and should be dealt with as a matter of urgency within the judicial framework established for this purpose. Thus, the National Policy on the conduct of Senior Certificate examinations indicates that a senior certificate may not be issued to a candidate found guilty of an irregularity even though he/ she satisfies the...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study was to investigate challenges that face the education of learners with hearing impairment. The specific objective of the study was to investigate problems encountered by learners with hearing impairment as far as academic performance is concerned. The method used for data collection were questionnaires that elicited various responses from the teachers in Mumias Primary school for the Deaf. The study recommended that the curriculum for learne...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivABSTRACT vTABLE OF CONTENTS viCHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTIONI An Overview of language in education policy in Uganda II .2 Statement ol the Problem 5 -4 1 .3 Purpose of the study 61.4 Speci[ic Oh~ectives oithe study 61 .5 Research questions 7.5. ~1ain escaich question 71.5.2 Specilic research questions 71.6 Scope oithe study 71.7 Signilicance of the study 7CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 92.0 Introduction 92.1 Overview 92.2 The Rol...
ABSTRACT This study was about the effect of learning aids on the academic performance of primary six pupils in social studies within Kasese sub county Kasese District, Uganda. This was intended to determine the profile of respondents in the area of study, determine the effects of learning aids towards the academic performance of learners in the area of study and suggest possible remedies towards effective use of learning aids so as to uplift the academic performance of pupils in Kasese Sub Co...
ABSTRACT The concerns and arguments for guidance and counseling in secondary schools and the quality of the students behavior performance has been on decline for several years. The number of guidance and counseling teachers is very low in secondary schools. It is against this bad behavior of students shown by the number of increased riots, drop outs, delinquency and truancy amongst secondary school students that the researcher set out to investigate whether there was a relationship between th...
INTRODUCTION. Before the I 8th Century nothing much was known about the history of the mentally handicapped children, but in the I 8th century, the concept of educational was by monks. According to Laylansky (1954 ), the Greeks and the Romans were the first persons to identify mentally handicapped people in 449 BC and 1552 BC. In 1798, a physician by name jean Itard decided to educate a mentally handicapped boy named Victor who was found by hunters in Aveyron forest in France. Jean implement...
chapter contains the introductory aspects of the study under the following sub headings: the background of the study, statement of the problem, purpose of the study, scope of the study, research objectives and research questions. Foege (1999) stated that teenage was a period of life between childhood and .adult hood, those aged from 14 to 19 years though some demographers included up to age 24. It is a transition period that can hurt a young person’s future course. Teenage pregnancy is the...
TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION ........................................................................................................ i DEDICATION ......................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLODGEMENT ...................................................................................... iii TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................................ iv&n...
ABSTRACT This study was intended to examine the challenges of Inclusion of children with physical Disabilities in regular primary schools in Kaptais zone, Kaptais division, Mt Elgon District, Kenya. The study adopted a Quantitative research design. This enhanced the researcher to obtain a better understanding of the problems and impact of free primary education on the quality of special education for the physically disabled learners in Mt Elgon District Kenya. Questionnaires were adopted as t...
ABSTRACT Drug abuse affects an individual in any organization by directly affecting their health rendering them less productive and inefficient. In the long run the organization fails to achieve their objective as a result of unproductive workers, high absenteeism, shoddy work and reduced staff morale. This study aimed at assessing the extent level of illicit chug use in secondary schools and the impact on academic performance. It looked at various policies and practices the secondary schools...
ABSTRACT Special Needs Education has been an important instrument of addressing special difficulties found in learners with special needs. Mentally handicapped learners in particular have benefited a lot with this educational programme. This research has been initiated to investigate the impact special needs education has made in this area of disability. The researcher used survey method and employed questionnaire as a technique to ask relevant questions. The answers provided were in quantita...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the scout movements on the students discipline in selected schools in Makindye Division, Kampala- Uganda. It was guided by three specific objectives including; - To determine the extent to which the school environment is influenced by scouting, to investigate the extent to which classroom attendance is influenced by scouting as well as to establish a relationship between students’ parenting and scouting. Qualitative d...
ABSTRACT This research is about the effect of absenteeism on academic performance. It was guided by three objectives; To identify the causes of absenteeism among children of lower primary classes in Gasaka Sector Kigeme Cell Nyamagabe District Rwanda. To find out the methods used to retain children of lower primary in schools. To identify the role of teachers in children’s performance. Purposive and stratified sampling was used to select a population of 40 respondents to represent a populat...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .................................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL. ....................................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ................................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................
ABSTRACT The main concern in education sector is how teaching methods affect students’ performance. This study examined teaching methods on performance of students in secondary schools Namutumba District where Namutumba town council was used as a case of study. The study was guided by three specific objectives:To assess students’ perception of the appropriateness of teaching methods used in teaching in secondary ~chooIs, To determine the most effective methods used in teaching students in...