ABSTRACT Children play has for a long time remained less important in the eyes of many adults who only see play as recreation and not very important activity in the development of a child. Vygotsky, 1962 believed that play is an excellent setting for cognitive development. The main concern of the study was to determined impact of play way method on academic performance in Kimulot Location. The study was a descriptive survey conducted in King Jesus Junior School. The ECDE centre had 150 childr...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Primary Schools in Mukuru Kwa Reuben Slum in Nairobi Kenya to find out the challenges encountered by pre-school teachers in teaching learners with reading difficulties. The problems found to be responsible were lack of knowledge in handling the this children especially those with special learning problems; they were vii ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Primary Schools in Mukuru Kwa Reuben Slum in Nairobi Kenya to find out the challenges encountered...
ABSTRACT Despite the importance of pre-school as a foundation for the country's formal education, the Ministry of Education spends less than one percent of its budget on this sub-sector. The General objective of the study was to detennine the impact of free primary education on early childhood education. The research study was conducted between December 2011 and April 2011. The study was carried inN yaiera zone, Rarieda district. The study benefits the early childhood pupils since their well...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the impact of inclusive education on children with hearing impairment. Inclusive education is provision of education for all in schools. It came as a policy after many conventions and declarations. Research instruments used were questionnaires and arm chair traveling document method. Subjects involved in the study were the DEO, headteachers, teachers and parents. The findings indicate that inclusive education has not sunk deeply in our education system and...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the importance of playing on the early childhood education in Eldoret West 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 children's playing th...
The introduction of Free Primary Education (FPE) by the NARC government in 2003 heralded a new front in the national education system. Many children who had attained school going age who had been denied entry access to education due to poverty got a new window of hope whatever their age. Many thus took up the opportunity to attend school without necessary going through ECD centres. What mattered was whether one had attained the required age and not whether one had passed tests in the EC...
The general objective of this study was to assess the learning resources and performance of pre~-schoo1 children. The study was conducted in Kamwangi Division primary schools, Thika District Kenya. Ten political leaders, 20 pupils, 20 teachers and 30 community inhabitants were interviewed. Teachers, political leaders, pupils and community inhabitants participated in the study. A total of eighty (80) participants therefore participated in the study. The study question was investigated in...
The purpose of the study was to determine the perception of ECD teachers towards performance-appraisal. The study was on perception. The study was carried out in Sergoit Zone ofUasin Gishu District, Kenya. The study adopted a theoretical framework i.e. systems theory. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the ECD teacher perfo rmance appraisal and its effect to effective school management. A case study wasadop ted for the study. The target population was 46 comprising of teachers a...
The main aim of the study was to find out the impact of transition from pre primary to lower primary on learning in Wandiege Primary school. The study used 16 teachers of Wandiege Primary school as subjects. From the study it was found that there was a sic~a tificant impact of transition from pre-primary to lower primary on learning in Wandiege Primary school: This project is made up of five chapters. Chapter one deals with the introductory part of the research. It talks about the backg...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the impact of socio-economic factors on academic performance of pupils in Trans-Nzoi East district, Kenya. A descriptive research design was adopted which enhanced the researcher to obtain a better understanding of the problem of socio-economic factors on academic performance of pupils. Questionnaires and interview guides were adopted in the collection of data after which such data had to processed, coded and analyzed. An inte1pretation was made and this had to...
ABSTRACT This document was meant to carry out an investigation on challenges faced by physically disabled learners among selected primary schools. The researc};ler used ·quantitative approach where numerical data to explore traits and situations . . was of great help to the intended research objectives. Since the research is based on education, the researcher used a survey technique in gathering the information about the academic and cocurricular performance; Environmental status; teachers'...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the perception of ECD teachers towards performance-appraisal. The study was on perception. The study was carried out in Sergoit Zone ofUasin Gishu District, Kenya. The study adopted a theoretical framework i.e. systems theory. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the ECD teacher perfo rmance appraisal and its effect to effective school management. A case study was adop ted for the study. The target population was 46 comprising of...
ABSTRACT Despite the importance of pre-school as a foundation for the country's formal education, the Ministry of Education spends less than one percent of its budget on this sub-sector. The General objective of the study was to determine the impact of free primaiy education on early childhood education. The reseai·ch study was conducted between December 2008- April 2009. The study was carried in Kakuku primai·y school, Y atta district. The study benefits the early childhood pupils since t...
ABSTRACT The study set out to establish the factors that account for poor a cad em ic pe1formance in rural secondaiy schools. It was carried out along a number of objectives which included: assessing the relationship between students' discipline and academic perfo1mance, to examine the accessibility of students to learning materials and their effect on academic petlormance and to find out the effect of teachers' motivation practices on the students' academic perfonnance. From these objective...
Abstract Discipline is the key aspect of the secondary school students for them to excel in their academic performance. Discipline varies from one school to another, although, in general, young children are expected to respect school rules, such as lining up, tidying up after lessons, and undressing and dressing themselves for physical education classes, in an attempt to promote independence and resourcefulness. The study was carried out in five (5) secondary schools in Masinga Divion, Yatta...