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The Impact of Poor Curriculum Development On the Pupil's Academic Performance in Southern Sudan, Case Study Twic East County Jonglei State

Abstract The study was basically focused on establishing the impact of poor curriculum development on pupil's academic performance taking Twic East County, Jonglei state, in Southern Sudan as a case study, the seriousness of poor curriculum development was unveiled by this study. In the same way effective and appropriate measures that can be applied to rectify the poor curriculum development cases for the proper teaching of pupils in Southern Sudan for the academic excellence were strongly ex...

Child Abuse and Its Effect On Academic Performance of Pupils in Ainabkoi Zone, Eldoret East District, Kenya.

ABSTRACT The purpose of study was to determine the effects of child abuse on the academic performance of pupils in Ainabkoi zone in Eldoret East district Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the effect child abuse on the academic performance of pupils, to investigate the relationship between Child abuse and emotional behavior, to investigate the relationship between child abuse and violence and to investigate the common types of child abuse in Ainabkoi zone in Eldore...

Administrative Problems Encountered by Public Primary School Head teachers in Kalamba Division, Nzaui District Kenya.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research study was to investigate and examine the problems encountered by primary school head teachers during their day-to-day work of administering primary schools in Kalamba Division. The objectives of the study were to identify the kind of administrative problems encountered by public primary school head teachers, determine whether administration problems have any effect on the academic performance of pupils, and to suggest ways on how such problems can be solv...

Factors Hindering the Educational Performance of Orphans in Primary Schools in Kibera Division of Nairobi Province-Kenya

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out the factors hindering the educational performance of orphans in primary schools. The study involved qnite number of respondents from teachers, pupils from upper classes were, selected in a gender conscious manner, The instrnments employed in this study were mainly questionnaires, and observations accompanied by interview guides. Data was analyzed by the use of statistical packages where by the responses were coded and edited, then presented in t...

Challenges Facing the Education of Hearing Impairment Learners in Schools in Ra Vine Zone Koibatek District, Kenya

ABSTRACT This aims at studying the challenges facing the education of hearing impaired learners 111 schools in Ravine Zone Koibatek District, Kenya. The researcher will also endeavor on finding the solutions to these challenges. The hearing impaired learners face a lot of problems, which affects their academic pe1formance. The data will be collected using questionnaires. The sample will contain head teachers, teachers, parents and learners from the four schools in Ravine Zone. The study will ...

Motivation of Science Teachers and Performance of Secondary School Children in Science Subjects, Eldoret Municipality, Kapsoya Village of Eldoret West District in Kenya a Case Study: Eldoret

ABSTRACT This study is out to assess the impact of motivation to Secondary school science teachers of pupils' performance. The study was guided by three specific objectives: to determine the factors in the motivation systems that motivate science teachers in science subjects in Secondary school; to identify the types of motivation that exist in early childhood education schools; to determine the problems associated with motivation in early child hood education in Secondary schools. To collect...

Investigating Drug Abuse and Their Effects on Learning Process, A Case Study of Kathiani Division Secondary Schools, Machakos District, Kenya.

ABSTRACT There has been great concern on the rising levels of drug abuse in secondary schools. For this reason the objective of this study was to find out the types, sources, effects of drug abuse, reasons and remedies to drug abuse in secondary schools. In this case the study was guided by the following research questions:- 1. What types of drugs are commonly abused by students in our secondary schools? n. Why do students abuse drugs? m. Where do the drugs of abuse come from? Iv. How do thes...

Absenteeism and Academic Performance in Secondary Schools (A Case Study of Ruhinda Sub-County Rukungiri District)

ABSTRACT This research is about the effect of absenteeism on academic performance. It was guided by three objectives; To find the attitudes towards secondary schools in Ruhindi sub-county.To find out the methods used for the retention in secondary school learners. To identify the role of teachers in student’s performance in Ruhindi sub-county. Purposive and stratified sampling was used to select a population of 40 respondents to represent a population of Ruhindi sub-county.

The Relationship Between Absenteeism and the Performance of the Learners in Secondary Schools in Soroti District: A Case Study of Arapai Sub- County.

ABSTRACT With the introduction of secondary schools since 1925, teachers have been experiencing a problem of absenteeism of students both public secondary schools and those being opened by different people(private secondary schools) secondary holds a unique importance in people’s lives and it plays significant role in social and cultural life of the students or the individuals (ochieng 1996). Several studies have showed that environment in secondary schools has improved students performance...

Teachers Attitude Towards Inclusion of Learners with Visual Impairments. (A Case Study of Muhoro Primary School) Gatamaiyu Zone

CHAPTER ONe 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................ 1 1 .1 Background Of The Problem............................................ 1 1.3 Statement Of The Problem............................................... 3 1.4 Objectives Of The Study..................................................... 3 1.4.1 General Objectives Of The Study................................... 3 1.4.2 Specific Objectives Of The Study................................ 3 1. 5 Sc...

Effects of Drug and Substance Abuse on Academic Performance Among Secondary Schools, Bunyangabu District ,Uganda

ABSTRACT Drug and substance abuse threatens and tends to derail these noble strides by demotivating the students in learning and subsequently ruining school going children that the government intends to rely on in driving the economy to the next level. Despite the overwhelming intervention strategies by the Government, religious organizations, non-state actors and many other keen stakeholders to curb the problem of drug and substance abuse especially among the youth, the number of school goin...

Task Analysis on the Self- Help Skills of Mildly Mentally Retarded Children in Kivaywa Special Unit, Matete District, Kenya

ABSTRACT This study experimented on task analysis on the mildly mentally retarded children in Kivaywa Special Unit of Matete District, Kenya. The following were the objectives of this study: (1) to determine the profile of the learners as to age, gender, intelligence quotient and level of ability in self-help skills; (2) to determine the mean scores in the pre-test and post-test; (3) to determine the significant difference in the pre-test and post-test mean scores, between the male and female...

Factors Leading to The Poor Performance in Physics in Selected Secondary Schools of Nyeri South District, Central Province - Kenya.

ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study was to determine Gender physics concepts' perception and its effects on academic performance of students in selected Secondary schools of Nyeri South district, central province of Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between girl's attitude and performance in physics, Investigate the relationship between teachers' attitudes and girls' performance in physics, Determine the relationship between the curriculum an...

Academic Performance of Students in Mathematics in Selected Secondary Schools in Chuka Division Meru- South District, Kenya

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting academic performance of students in mathematics in selected secondary schools in Meru-south district. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate some factors responsible for the poor performance of mathematics by female students. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to gather information on the attitudes of female students. The findings revealed that indiscipline, quality of teachers ...

Nutrition and Academic Performance of Learners in Selected Early Childhood Centres Ln Kiharu Division Muranga Drstrict Kenya

Abstract The major purpose of the study was to determine Nutrition and Academic Performance of Learners in Selected Early Childhood Centres in Kiharu Division Murcmg'a District Kenya. The .1pecific objectives of the study were to investigate the impact of nutrition on academic pe1formance of early childhood, to determine the impact of Nutrition on the healthy development of children and to determine the impact of nutrition on enrolment and attendance of children in schools in Selected Early C...


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