Abstract The study investigated the relationship between teacher characteristics and schools effectiveness with respect to pupils academic performance in selected primary schools in mandera west district, Kenya.The study objective include; to determine the teacher characteristics in terms of age, qualification, gender and experience, level of school effectiveness and level of pupils academic performance. The study employed across-sectoral correlation research design using mainly aqualititativ...
ABSTRACT The study was about Teachers’ quality and students’ achievement in selected private secondary schools in Borama District Somaliland. It was guided by five objectives:- determining the profile of the respondents as in gender, age, qualification and experience; the extent of teacher quality in terms of lesson preparation, lesson delivery and teaching lesson aid; to determine the level of students’ achievement and to determine if there is significant relationship between teacher...
ABSTRACT This study determined the relationship between staff compensation strategies and school administrators’ performance in secondary schools in Rulindo District, Rwanda. As a way of achieving the research purpose, four specific objectives were formed and these included: to determine the level of compensation strategies; to determine level of school administrators’ performance; to establish difference in: (a) compensation strategies between private and public secondary schools; (b) ...
CHAPTER ONE THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Background of the Study School-based instructional supervision emerges from the early nineteenth century in Britain and has been a principal means for improving the quality of school systems. Many researchers advocate that school-based instructional supervision and support is indispensable for improving the quality of education (Argyris, 1993). It became a systems’ tool for monitoring by school principals and government inspectors of schools in Britain ...
ABSTRACT The current study was carried out in lluye district of Rwanda to: Investigate how the relevance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training to the labor Market affects the effectiveness of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Huye District Rwanda; to establish how the quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training education affects the effectiveness of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in l-luye District Rwanda; to examine how the Govern...
ABSTRACT The research determined the correlation between quality assurance mechanisms and teacher professional development activities in Ugunja district. The study sought to establish and recommend the kind of relationship that exists between quality assurance mechanisms and teacher professional development activities. It was a cross-sectional and descriptive correlation survey design. Purposive sampling procedure was used to sample out the schools. Data was collected in December, 2012.The st...
ABSTRACT This thesis is entitled “Information and Communications Technology and quality of Education in Rwanda”. It is presented as a result of a research that was carried out in selected secondary schools in Nyamagabe district, Rwanda. The study was carried out based on four specific objectives, namely: to find out the demographic characteristics of the respondents; to identify the level of ICT in secondary schools in Nyamagabe district; to examine the level of quality of education in se...
ABSTRACT The study entitled “Parents’ Involvement and Teachers’ responsiveness in Selected Primary Schools in Mbooni District-Kenya sought to respond to the purpose of the study: To test the hypothesis of no significant relationship between the Parents’ Involvement and Teachers’ responsiveness; to validate the educational system theory; to contribute to the world of knowledge by coming up with new knowledge on Parents’ Involvement and Teachers’ responsiveness. The study also mat...
ABSTRACT This study focused on Foster Children and academic performance in selected Primary Schools of Save Our Souls (SOS) Children’s Villages Rwanda. The study was guided by the following objectives: (1) to find out the profile of respondents in terms of age and gender; (2) to determine the category of SOS foster children; (3) to determine the level of academic performance of SOS foster pupils and pupils in general population; (4) to establish the significant difference between SOS foster...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the contributing factors to academic performance of the students in Nambale division of Busia district, Kenya with specific objectives to: examine the impact of parent’s level of income and academic performance of the learners; establish the relationship between teachers teaching experience and learners academic performance and to establish the relationship between parents level of income and academic performance of the learners establish as well as determinin...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to establish the relationship between English language policy implementation and teachers’ effectiveness in Rwanda in particular reference to Rulindo District. In order to achieve the research purpose, four research objectives were formulated and these included: to find out how English language policy is being implemented; to determine level of teachers’ effectiveness; to establish significant difference in: (a) English language policy implementation be...
ABSTRACT The study was about head Teachers’ leadership behavior and commitment of teachers in selected secondary schools of Gisagara District, Rwanda. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the profile of respondents (ii) determine the degree of leadership behavior (iii) determine the level of teachers’ commitment (iv) find out the significant difference in level of commitment between male and female teachers (v) investigate the relationship between leadership behavior and teachers’ co...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine extent of poverty on academic performance of high school students in Imenti North District. This study used descriptive research to establish a causal relationship between the two variables by means of descriptive analysis. A total of 200 Students and 10 headteachers was used. The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between parents income and academic performance of students (r = 0.155 sig. = 0.000
ABSTRACT This study focused on female genital mutilation, and its influence to girl’s participation in activities in schools at both primary and secondary school levels in Isinya district of kajiado county Kenya. The study was guided by four objectives; establishing the profile of the respondent with respect to age and class, establishing the extent of the effects of Female Genital Mutilation, establishing the level of girls’ participation in school activities, and establishing the rela...
ABSTRACT This study set out to investigate the effects of three dimensional models on the academic performance in mathematics of students in Nduluni Secondary School, Kenya. It involved all form two students in the school. The research was guided by the following questions: - what is the profile of the learners as to age, gender and previous mathematics grade? What is the mean score in the pretest and posttest for booth the experimental and control groups? Is there a significant difference ...