ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of poor heath on academic performance. The study was guided by specific objectives that included; identif;ring the cause of poor health, the effects of poor performance on academic performance and the relationship between poor health and academic perforrnance. The study was descriptive and analytical in nature where purposive sampling was used to select population. It employed 50 respondents. Data were analyzed and presented using frequencies and per...
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ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was be to investigate on the teachers and pupils Knowledge and practices of child abuse and establishes its effects on pupils' academic achievement in primary schools Budaya sub-county, Bugiri District. The study was also set out to assess the pupils and teachers knowledge about child abuse, to establish the practices and the effects of child abuse on primary pupils in Budaya sub-county. The study was guided by three questions that included; what is the leve...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of school feeding programs on the academic performance of learners in Kesses Division in Wareng District. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the school attendance of schools where there is school feeding programs, to establish the level of development q[ children in schools where feeding programs are found and to find out the effects of feeding programs on the education of pupils in Kesses Division in War...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the causes of girl child drop out in primary schools. The study was conducted in primary schools. The study was conducted in primary schools in Kibibi Sub county in Mpigi district. The researcher collected data from teachers, pupils, self administered questionnaires, guided interviews and observation were the basic instruments. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed comparmg percentages number of the respondents for the varia blc under ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of habilitation process on academic performance of learners with spina bifida at Joytown special school, Kiambu County, Kenya. In spite of habilitation services available in the institution the learners have continued to perform dismally. The study focused on the habilitation process for academic performance of learners with Spina Bifida. The objectives of study were to establish the extent to which performance on academic of learners wi...
The purpose of the study was to investigate Parents‘ and Teachers‘ Associations funds in sustaining day secondary schools education in Machakos District. The statement of the problem was based on fact that most schools in the country and Machakos District in particular are lacking vital facilities and are unable to fully provide and implement school activities and programmes. The objectives of the study were centered on examining PTA funds in sustaining the provision of school physical fa...
Kenya has been recording poor student performance in Physics for a long period of time. There has been some revision of the Physics syllabus to reduce the level of difficulty and overloading of the students. Projects like Strengthening Mathematics and Science in Secondary Education (SMASSE) and other in-service workshops and seminars, integration of information communication and technology, employment of more teachers and Government subsidized tuition have been introduced but all these effort...
The objective of this study was to explore and analyse the policies, trends and practices that influence secondary school teachers‟ participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD). In the current educational era, the trial and error teaching, and take it or leave it professional development programmes are no longer acceptable. This has been necessitated by the diverse compositions of student populations, changing paradigms in teaching and learning, and changing expectations about...
The aim of the study was to analyze Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) on acquisition of English language. Kenyan Sign Language is considered the natural language of the deaf in Kenya. Teachers in deaf schools are encouraged to use KSL when teaching general subjects and a form of signed English when teaching English. Currently, KSL is placed at the same level with English and Kiswahili languages. The government according to the constitution respect, promote and protect the diversity of languages of h...
Despite the fact that inclusion of SWDs spread over decades, their access and retention to completion in the mainstream higher institutions of learning is very limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the cost of participation in public university incurred by students with disabilities enrolled in public universities with a case of Kenyatta University. This study was based on social model of disability and human capital theory which emphasize on appropriate accommodation including ad...
Outdoor play is a basic element of child’s holistic development. And because children spent most of their time in ECD Centres, educators should understand how to provide them with sufficient play opportunities. In Kenya, there are many studies documented on outdoor play, but these studies failed to explain the school related factors that influence children engagement in outdoor activities. Thus, this study sought to investigate personal and material factors that determines children outdoor ...
Despite government efforts to enhance Free Primary Education (FPE) programme in Kenya so as to meet the international commitments such as Education for All (EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS), there are still many children who are not in school globally, with some of them dropping out early or not reaching the minimal learning class. Limited research has been done to find out the nature and prevalence of learning disabilities (LD), the extent and their distribution in Kenya (MOE...
Development of education in Kenya is guided by the education Act of 1968 which empowers the education minister to promote education at all levels both quantitatively and qualitatively .This implies that any educational development and expansion should strike a balance between the two aspects. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate into the quality of secondary education in Nkuene Division of Imenti South District, Meru county. The main objective was to propose strategies and pol...
The ability to achieve communicative competence in writing is a major facet of language development and academic success among students at all levels of the education system. However, learning to master essay writing skills is a problem students face in secondary schools. This has been consistently shown by the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results in English, as noted by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) reports. The purpose of this study was to i...