The principal’s role is to promote academic performance. The success or failure of a school is usually attributed to the principal. He or she is the pivot around which many aspects of the school revolve, being the person in charge of every detail of running the school, be it academic or administrative. Schools can make a difference to students’ achievement and the principal’s leadership is one factor determining that success. It is therefore important that the performance of a scho...
The government of Kenya is committed to providing education for all the children. However, every year a good number of students who register for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) fail to turn up during examinations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of persistent absenteeism by candidates during the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Imenti South Sub- County. This study adopted a descriptive survey design as the main research meth...
The study sought to assess the school based barriers namely the learner, the teacher, the curriculum and the infrastructure that affect the academic performance of pupils with learning disabilities in regular schools in Eastern Zone of Nakuru Municipality in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The research instruments included an interview schedule for the head teachers, questionnaires for the teachers and an observation schedule. The data collected was a...
Tackling unemployment through vocationalisation of education is a strategy that has worked in countries such as United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Mozambique among others. It is in the light of this that the study sought to evaluate the methods of teaching Home Science in secondary schools for the purpose of informing policy on quality education delivery in vocational education. Home Science is a vocational subject which, if effectively taught; impacts learners wit...
Poor performance and fluctuation of results in humanities subjects examination results has been witnessed in Kenya and the rest of the world over the recent past; this can be partly attributed to how the subjects is taught, negative attitude toward the subjects and teaching and learning resources used. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness in the use of ICT in teaching and learning of CRE on students performance in Public secondary schools in Bomet County. The fac...
ABSTRACT In Kenya there are concerns about teacher retention. Various research done have found out that school performance is directly linked to the quality and quantity of teacher remuneration. Teachers’ job satisfaction and performance is dependent on incentives to teachers. Data recorded in various District Education Offices indicate that science teachers in Kenya are leaving the teaching profession to take up jobs in other careers. The teachers who are leaving teaching are usually the ...
The Hidden Ojrriojlum And Equnable Educanon Achievement For Boys And Girls: A Case Study Of Selected Mixed Public Secondary Schools In Usain-Gishu District, Kenya
TABLE OF CONTENT 3.4 Data collection methods .20 3.5 Validity and Reliability 21 3.6 Research Procedure 21 3.7 Data Analysis 22 3.8 Limitations of the study and their solutions 22 3.9 Ethic considerations 23 CHAPTER FOUR 24 DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINI)INGS 24 4.0 Introduction 24 4. 1 Respondent’s particulars 24 4.2 The effect of family background on the educational performance of students 28 4.3 Effect of parents’sociO-ecOflomic status on their students’ aca...
ABSTRACT The research assessed the strength and challenges encountered in implementing free primary education in Kenya. Strength was noted like high enrolment, reduction of street children among others. However there were some challenges like lack of enough teachers, inadequate learning facilities like teaching materials and infrastructural materials plus many others. TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration Acknowledgements Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY Int...
ABSTRACT The study entitled “Free Secondary Education and Students’ Completion Rate of Ordinary Level in Selected Secondary Schools, Kamonyl Dis~trict, Rwanda “sought to answer the research questions which were: what is the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, age, level of education? What is the level of free secondary education in Kamonyi secondary schools? What is the level of students’ completion rate in the area of study? And is there a significant relationship bet...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Kansanga Sub-Parish between July 2007 and September 2007. The aim of the study was to observe the effects of Parental Divorce on children’s academic performance within the Parish. The specific objectives were to determine the effects of Parental Divorce on a student’s academic performance, to examine the need to change the attitude and perspective towards family values, to develop a criteria for identifying the minor and major effects of marriage b...
ABSTRACT This research study investigates the factors affecting performance of physics in Utithi secondary school, Kibwezi district, Eastern province, Kenya. The researcher at the inception stage got disturbed by declining performance in physics and for this reason he sought to find out the factors affecting the performance of physics and likely solutions. The investigation was conducted by collecting secondary data from the physics teachers of Utithi secondary school. The methodology u...
ABSTRACT This is the study was about the factors affecting the teaching of traditional Kenyan dances in the primary schools of Dandora -zone, Nairobi East district. The instruments of research used were questionnaires, interview. guide and observation schedule. Five primary schools were involved in the study. Data was collected using questionnaires and oral interviews. The survey shows that there are a number of factors Affecting the teaching of traditional Kenyan dances 111 pnmary sch...
ABSTRACT The study looked at assessing the performance of girl child education in selected secondary schools in Thuita secondary school in central Muranga district, Kenya. There are direct and opportunity costs of education which has strong negative effects on female educational opportunities. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing performance of girl child education in relation to access, participation and completion rates in Thuita secondary school in central M...
The study sought to investigate effect of integration of Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) on students’ mastery of chemistry in secondary schools in Murang’a South Sub - County, Kenya. Documentary evidence indicate students’ persistent poor performance in the subject in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) not only for Murang’a Sub – County students’ but for the country at large. The poor performance has been attributed to among other factors poor teaching meth...