ABSTRACT Despite the fact that trained teachers leave institutions of higher learning with professional documents that certify their qualifications, the training exercise and period are not adequate to guarantee delivery of quality services by the new graduates or appointees. Beginning teachers are reported to find it challenging to perform their duties as competent professionals do. The main objective of this study was to find out the role of teacher peer mentoring in the instructional ...
ABSTRACT In this study the researcher studied the relationship between the HIV Status and pupils‟ self-concept, behavioral attitudes and progress in academic performance. The main aim was to investigate how the self-concept, behavioral attitudes and academic performance may interact with each other in the face of HIV/AIDS scourge and the likely outcomes. The researcher has also studied the inherent sex differences in both the behavioral attitudes and self-concept as an antecedent variable. ...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken with the aim of providing information on the levels of ability of the students of secondary schools on reading comprehension in English language in Vihiga District in Western Province of Kenya. It was meant to determine the factors that influence reading comprehension, the knowledge they have about reading comprehension skills, reading activities organized for their own reading development and problems they encounter in reading and answering questions in rea...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the contributions of Health Education (HE) to Oral Health Practices (OHP) among the Physically Challenged Pupils (PCPs) in Public Special Primary Schools (PSPS) in Kisumu County, Kenya. The objectives were to; determine oral health practices among the PCPs who study HE in PSPS, establish contributions of HE to Oral Health Practices among PCPs in PSPS, identify Oral Health (OH) challenges faced by PCPs who study HE in PSPS and to determine HE...
ABSTRACT The role of sponsors in the management and operations of schools has changed drastically from the 1960s to date. Currently, sponsors role have been reduced in the management of schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the sponsors on public secondary school administration in six districts within Migori County. Objectives of the study were to determine sponsors contribution in the running of schools; to investigate the expectations of sponsors’ on teach...
ABSTRACT Dual language programmes (DLPs) have continued to show the biggest gains when it comes to language proficiency and academic achievements. Many countries especially in Europe, have adopted this programme to deal with the challenge of immigrants who have limited English proficiency. In Africa, plans of implementing this programme are underway in Maputo. Kenya pioneered this programme at the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa County, with the aim of developing learners who are bilingual and bi...
ABSTRACT Most pupils with physical disabilities enrolled in special primary schools for the physically disabled in Kenya perform below average in total score of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination (KCPE). The purpose of this study was to find out factors affecting performance of pupils with physical disabilities in the KCPE. The research design used was survey design. The population of this study was drawn from the five available special primary schools for the physically disabled in...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at establishing the pedagogic strategies influencing pupils’ learning of algebraic concepts in upper primary school classes in Laikipia West sub-County, Kenya. The three objectives of the study were to establish; (i) the widely used pedagogic strategies in teaching algebra; (ii) the factors influencing the teachers’ choice of pedagogic strategies in learning of algebra; and (iii) the pedagogic strategy that contributes most to pupils’ learning of algebra in...
ABSTRACT Performance contracting was introduced in higher learning institutions including primary teacher training colleges in the year, 2008.The government has been carrying out evaluation for the purposes of monitoring the progress of performance contracting implementation (GoK, 2012). Inspite of introduction of performance contracting in the public primary colleges, not all predetermined targets have been achieved. The purpose of this study was to investigate barriers to implementatio...
ABSTRACT The central problem of this study was that despite applying several teaching/learning strategies to facilitate teaching/learning processes, the performance of learners with learning difficulties is quite dismal. To this end the purpose of this study was to determine the influence of individualized educational programme in assisting learners with learning difficulties so as to improve their academic performance in the selected primary schools in Nuu Division, Mwingi District. The obje...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyse the impacts of phonological disorders on English language learning of learners with DS. The main objectives of the study were: to identify the types of phonological disorders in language learning of learners with DS; to analyse the patterns of phonological errors made by learners with DS, to establish how the presence of phonological errors affect English language learning of learners with DS and; to establish possible ways of correcting...
ABSTRACT Public primary schools are faced with many challenges related to the provision of adequate and appropriate learning facilities and poor financial management skills which have had a negative effect on KCPE performance. This study therefore investigated the efficiency of the CDF in enhancing KCPE performance in public primary schools in Mwala Constituency. Data were collected using questionnaires and an observation schedule. Responses were received from 119 respondents (21 head teacher...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at establishing the professional qualifications of teachers educating learners with learning disabilities. It also intended to investigate whether teachers in regular public schools are able to identify and assess learners with learning disabilities. Another aim was to establish the teaching, learning strategies and materials used by teachers when educating learners with LD. Finally, the study intended to find out whether there were collaborative structures and suppor...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of job satisfaction among teachers of learners with special educational needs in integrated public primary schools in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The study employed descriptive survey design. Purposive sampling technique was used. A sample of 33 teachers, 11 male and 22 female, participated in the study. The main instrument used in the study was a questionnaire. Data collected was analyzed by the use of Statistical Pack...
ABSTRACT This study investigated about Educating Learners with Hearing Impairment in inclusive Classrooms. It was guided by three objectives which were: to assess the perceptions of including learners with hearing impairment in inclusive classrooms, to explore the practices of educating learners with hearing impairment in inclusive classrooms and to identify the challenges that learners with hearing impairment experience in inclusive classrooms. The study used qualitative approach and multip...