ABSTRACT Students with learning disabilities are faced with cognitive impairment and emotional problems which compound their academic difficulties and general well-being. Prominent among the emotional difficulties is test anxiety which has been noted to play a significant role in students‟ achievement. Despite the problems associated with test anxiety, research efforts on students with learning disabilities have been directed towards mainly meeting the academic needs of students with learni...
ABSTRACT This study examined the contribution of Zanzibar Teachers‟ Union in enhancing teachers‟ professional development, a case of Magharibi “A‟ District in Zanzibar. It covered three objectives: One was to examine the kind of support that ZATU provides to enhance teachers professional development, two was to examine stakeholders‟ perceptions towards the roles of ZATU in promoting teachers professional development and finally to explore the constraints that ZATU is facing in prom...
ABSTRACT This study reports of the fathers‟ involvement in pre-primary education and their children‟s academic adjustment in Tanzania. It was conducted in four public primary schools of Busokelo District in Mbeya Region. Specifically, the study explored the fathers‟ involvement in school and home-based academic and child‟s adjustment, fathers‟ commitments in supplying school requirement and child‟s academic adjustment, and fathers‟ involvement in parenting and pre-primary child...
ABSTRACT This research study explores the perceived influence of teacher commitment to teaching on students‟ performance. The objectives of the study were to: (a) Identify various duties performed by normal teachers in ward secondary schools; (b) Investigate the level of teacher commitment towards teaching; (c) Find out the impact of teacher commitment towards student performance; and (d) Propose strategies towards improving high level of commitment of teachers in ward secondary school in ...
Abstract This article informs about the administrative support of schools heads to the novice teachers at the Public secondary schools in Zanzibar, particularly Pemba. The study draws an urgent need of effective school heads who can provide suitable administrative support to the novice teachers. The study employed a phenomenological research design embedded within a qualitative research approach to generate data from thirty six (36) novice teachers. Data were generated through FGDs with nine...
ABSTRACT TELEVISION is an important medium of communication in the 21st century. It is used for several reasons including information, education, entertainment, and persuasion. Unlike other media structures, television has the advantage of utilizing vision for mass communication. Programming remains a key instrument for attracting audience and determining the viability of a station. Television technology is developing rapidly and impacting diverse strata of the population. It is a socializing...
ABSTRACT To many people, literacy appears to be an issue among adults or adult learners, but little do they realise that many of the adolescents in schools and out of schools are also infested with the virus called illiteracy, whereas they very first objective of primary education as stipulated in the National Educatio~Pl olicy is literacy in the 3Rs. It is very sad to report here that in spite of the persistent efforts made by the Federal Govenmlent to educate all by the year 2000, through t...
ABSTRACT Computers enhance the process of understanding when used for teaching and learning. This made the Nigerian Government to introduce computer studies into the basic education curriculum. However, the content and activities in the computer basic curriculum are centred mostly around browsing and clicking and not on programming as many believed that programming is for adults. This study, therefore, developed a Language of Graphics Orientation (LOGO) instructional package and investigated ...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the integration of ICT in teaching and learning process in primary schools in Urban District of Zanzibar. The major objective was to assess the effective integration of ICT equipment in teaching and learning process in primary schools and find out the challenges facing primary school teachers and learners in integrating ICT equipment in teaching and learning. The study employed a qualitative approach with some aspect of quantitative approach. In this study, a tot...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing needs for guidance and counselling services (GCS) at primary school level in Kinondoni District. The methodology employed was mixed method with cross-sectional survey design plus the use of stratified sampling approach to identify schools and respondents in the sampled schools. Semistructured interviews, questionnaire and documentary reviews were used for data collection. The sample constituted a total of 216 respondents from 13 primary schools located ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore community perceptions on the use of unqualified teachers in community-based secondary schools. In order to practice these study objectives a case study design was used. The study employed the qualitative research approach had some elements of quantitative research approach. Data was collected through interviews; focus group discussion and semi-structured questionnaire. The study involved 45 participants. Among them 5 were Head of Schools, 20 ...
ABSTRACT Career information is important when students are choosing French subject since it gives them confidence in their aspirations. Failure to access French subject-related career information may result into choosing other subjects that might be irrelevant to their aspirations. Thus, this study assessed alignment of students‟ career aspiration with the choice of French subject. Objectives were; to determine if students‟ career aspirations led them to the choice of French subject. Sec...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating involvement of teachers in decision-making in public primary schools in Missenyi District. The study employed descriptive research design mainly through qualitative research approach with some elements of quantitative research approach. The study was guided by Participative Management Theory and School-Based Management Theory. It involved 36 respondents (30 teachers and 6 head teachers) who were selected using purposive and stratified sampling proce...
ABSTRACT This research work was carried out to assess the effectiveness of Microfinance Banks’ enhanced service delivery to small scale enterprises in Imo State. The survey research method was adopted for this study. A 35 items questionnaire was used in studying the population size of the managers of 58 registered small and medium scale enterprises in Imo State, which include companies dealing in farming such as fishery, piggery, poultry and cassava processing industry. Also, other firms t...
ABSTRACT This report informs about the experience of undergraduate female married students in higher learning institution on balancing between family and academic responsibilities in Zanzibar. The Zanzibar State University (henceforth SUZA) was used as a case of this study. Based on the Patriarchy Theory, the study determined to establish the prevalence of undergraduate female married students and explored the academic-related residency and mobility challenges among undergraduate married fem...