TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL ii DEDICATION ill ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF FIGURES vii ABSTRACT viii CHAPTERONE i INTRODUCTION i 1.1 Back Ground to the Study 1 1 .2 Back Ground to the Subject of Study 1 1.3 Statement of the Problem 3 1.4 Objectives of the Study 3 1.4.1 General Objective 4 1 .4.2 Specific Objectives 4 1 .5 Research Questions 4 1 .6 Significance of the Study 4 1.7 The Scope of the Study 5 CHAPTER TWO 6 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.0 Intro...
ABSTRACT The research topic was on the impact of strikes on the academic performance of students in Gucha district. The case study of the research was in Sameta Division, Gucha district-Nyanza province-Kenya. The total percentage of the respondents was 60. 10 parents, 10 teachers, 10 students and 30 community members were involved in the study. The findings were in line with the research question. The first research question sought to find out the impacts of strikes in academic performance o...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the importance of playing on the early childhood education in Ndgwa primary school, Rarieda District, Kenya The specific objectives of the study were to determine the profile of the respondents in regards to: age, gender and academic level, to investigate the importance of playing in regards to academic achievements, problem solving, social and egoistic competence confidence building and health development and to identify the hindrance to c...
The main purpose study was to investigate teacher motivation and performance of students in selected primary schools of Gatundu division, Gat-undu district, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine; teacher motivation and academic performance of pupils, Teacher's qualification and pupil's achievement and School facilities and academic performance The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to the teachers and focus group discussions with the pupils The findin...
The research carried out is about the problems faced by teachers in the teaching of the mentally retarded children in Kairaa primary school Abogeta division Meru Kenya. The researcher being a trained special need teacher handling mentally retarded children in a special unit class failed to understand why so many mentally retarded children in the mainstream dropped out of school so often and tried to find out the degree of problems faced by teachers teaching mentally retarded children and addr...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ............................................................................................................ i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWi{LEDGEMENT ......................................................................................
Oxford advance learners dictionary define drug as an illegal substance that some people smoke, inject etc to give them pleasant or exciting feelings. Kenya scout magazine (Jan 2002) define drug as a chemical substance that causes changes in mind and / or body of the person using them. They can be legal or illegal or can be medical or non medical. Drug abuse is the repeated non medical use of potentially addictive chemical and organic substances. It includes the use of chemical in excess of no...
The major purpose of the study was to determine Gender chemistry concepts' perception and its effects on academic performance of students in selected Secondary schools of Ndundu Division, Gatundu District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to Investigate the relationship between girl's attitude and performance in chemistry , Investigate the relationship between teachers attitudes and girls performance in chemistry , Determine the relationship between the curriculurn and performa...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the problem of stress in primary education centers with a focus on the following; establishing the prevalence of stress, identifying the common stressors of children in primary_ education centers, assessing the teachers knowledge to deal with stressed children and the intervention measures adopted by schools to help stressed children. The study was undertaken in Kanyuambora zone which is in Mbeere north district Eastern province Kenya. The population used f...
This study focused on the causes of poor performance in mathematics among children with hearing impairment in mainstream schools. Interviews and questionaires were used as research tools to collect data from respondents. Random and purposive sampling techniquues were used to select schools and the respondents. The findings revealed that teachers in the mainstream experienced some challenges which among others included; lack of training in special needs education among teachers, inadeqaucy of ...
There are number of the schools in Uganda that have taken the initiative to provide education to the children with special needs (CWSN) including those with hearing impainnent (HI). These include both government and private schools. Among these the researcher has developed interest in the educational provision by the inclusive schools to children with Hearing impairment (CWHI). According to Opira, C (2011) inclusive schools refer to those schools that address the learner's needs within the "m...
According to Drucker 1993, Allis etal, 1996, education is defined as key to future economic prosperity. According to Drever, education is a process in which and by which the knowledge, character and behaviour of the young are shaped and modified" According to Rodden "Education is the deliberate and systematic influence exerted by the mature person upon the immature, through instruction, discipline and harmonious development of physical, intellectual, social and spiritual powers of the human b...
The study was made to obtain findings on the implementation of continuous assessment in Kole district. The case study of Alito Sub County. The objectives of the study were:- Challenges teachers are facing in the implementation of continuous assessment in a primary school in Alito Sub County. Factors hindering the implementation of continuous assessment in a primary school classroom. Intervention for improving continuous assessment in a primary school classroom. In chapter two related literatu...
The study investigated the effects of learning materials on performance in schools. The study was guided by specific objectives that included; determining different kinds of learning materials, to identify the effects of learning materials on performance and to assess the relationship between learning materials and performance in schools. The research consists of five chapters. Chapter one with introduction, chapter two consists of the related literature, chapter three consists of the methodo...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the Pathways through which Drought has impacted the educational attainment ofpupils, in Mwingi Zone, Central Division, Mwingi District. The following objectives guided the study. To investigate the relationship between drought and attainment ofpupils in Mwingi Zone, Central Division and to investigate the role of the community in alleviating drought and improving primary school pupil's attainment in Mwingi zone. The methods for data collection was ...