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Determination of the class repetition rates for 2011 cohort of pupils in public primary schools in Transzoia west, Kenya
(European Journal of Education Studies, 2024-07-17)Education remains the most critical component for economic development and social progression in any society. Governments, policymakers and civil societies have emphasised the need to invest more in education and ensure ... -
Advancing AI education: Assessing Kenyan in-service teachers' preparedness for integrating artificial intelligence in competence-based curriculum
(Elsevier, 2024-05-01)With the advancement of technology, emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) have also been growing rapidly and becoming more common than ever before. Kenya has taken tremendous steps in adopting the use of ... -
Involvement of Student Councils in the Supervision of their Welfare on Discipline in Secondary Schools in Migori County, Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy, 2024-05-24)Students’ councils leadership is a participatory form of governance, which exist worldwide and can improve discipline of learners. In Kenya, it was established in 2009 after the burning of caporal punishment, between the ... -
Examining community financing of secondary education lunch programmes and their effect on provision of quality education in Kisumu county, Kenya
(European Journal of Education Studies, 2024-04-18)The effectiveness of public financial support for secondary education is an issue of concern given the delay in submitting government grants, challenges of increased enrolment and inadequate resources to support quality ... -
Gender Differences in Attitudes towards Chemistry Curriculum Content and Performance in Chemistry
(East African Journal of Educational, Social Science, and Humanities Research, 2023)Chemistry is one of the essential science subjects in most professional courses at the university level. Poor performance in chemistry limits the opportunity to take professional courses like medicine, veterinary medicine, ... -
Teacher’s views on the relevance of secondary school English curriculum: implications for policy, practice and theory
(oapub, 2024)The English curriculum in schools in Kenya is prepared by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). This institute mainly relies on input from curriculum experts at the national level, denying classroom ... -
Turnitin: When online learning and cultural values intersect: Indonesian EFL students’ voices
(Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc., 2022-09-24)During the COVID-19 pandemic, all lecturers had to replace their physical classroom teaching mode with online learning, albeit with challenges experienced by students and lecturers. Drawing upon Hofstede's cultural dimensions ... -
Metaphorical expressions for successful doctoral study abroad
(Englisia: Journal of Language, Education, and Humanities, 2023-10-11)Timely positive feedback to students pursuing a Ph. D. program motivates completion. Drawing upon Skinner's Reinforcement theory and Lakoff and Johnson's Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), this study aimed at uncovering ... -
Examining the challenges of availability of Kiswahili teaching and learning resources and strategies for enhancing academic performance in Kiswahili in Alego Usonga Sub County, Kenya
(Indonesian Educational Research Journal, 2023-12-23)his study explores the factors behind poor Kiswahili performance in selected schools within the Alego-Usonga Sub-County. Kiswahili is learned globally for diverse purposes, including research, travel in East and Central ... -
The effect of non-teacher unit costs on students’ performance in KCSE examinations in public secondary schools in Kenya
(Eureka: Journal of Educational Research, 2024-01-24)In Kenya, non–teacher unit cost has a bearing on academic performance. Although there are conflicting views on studies on non-teacher unit costs and its effect on academic performance, recent studies show that increases ... -
Towards a Competency Based Curriculum: A Pedagogic Perspective
(Journal of Technology & Socio-Economic Development, 2022)Education remains the powerful tool to engender competencies in the learners to make them adaptable to the context of work, personal and professional development. The competencies are significant for achieving sustainable ... -
Teacher Education Reforms in Kenya: The Past, the Present, and Mapping the Future
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-08-10)Teacher education in Kenya was formally started in mid-nineteenth century by European Christian missionaries. The urge to establish teacher education programs at the time was to address the shortage of teachers due to the ... -
Total quality management approach as a measure of quality in TVET colleges in Kenya
(2024-01-31)The Kenyan government has significantly increased funding for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) from KSh15.7 billion in 2018/19 to KSh26.9 billion in 2019/20. The number of TVET institutions, ... -
Strategies used by Students to Cope with Mental Health Issues in Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2023-07-11)Mental health issues are becoming increasingly common among students worldwide, Kenya has not been spared. Studies have shown that approximately 20% of school students are now affected by diagnosable mental illnesses, with ... -
Teacher Education Reforms in Kenya: The Past, the Present, and Mapping the Future
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-08-10)Teacher education in Kenya was formally started in mid-nineteenth century by European Christian missionaries. The urge to establish teacher education programs at the time was to address the shortage of teachers due to the ... -
Predicting Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes Across Cultures: A Machine Learning Approach
(Springer US, 2023-04-19)Adolescent mental health problems are rising rapidly around the world. To combat this rise, clinicians and policymakers need to know which risk factors matter most in predicting poor adolescent mental health. Theory-driven ... -
Perception of Teachers towards their Transfers on Students’ Academic Achievement in Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega County
(Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 2023-02-04)Teachers’ transfers are historical occurrences in education. However, such transfers may have different effects on teacher stability and curriculum coverage. The focus of this study was to assess the perception of teachers ... -
The Role of Teaching Christian Religious Education to the Development of Critical Thinking Amongst Kenyan Secondary School Students in Kisumu East District, Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 2012)Previous research has consistently reported that Kenyan students’ moral standing and general conduct in the wider society reflects incompetence in critical thinking. The scenario in which irrational behavior has dominated ... -
Assessing Moral Education in Kenyan Secondary Schools
(International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2021)Previous research has consistently reported that Kenyan students’ moral standing and general conduct in the wider society reflects incompetence in moral insights. The scenario in which immoral behavior has dominated ... -
Relationship between Intrinsic Teacher Motivation and Teacher Amotivation and Student Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Gem Sub-County, Kenya.
(Net Journals. 25 Akintola Road, Sapele, Delta State, 331107, Nigeria, 2022)Studies on teacher motivation indicate low teacher motivation results in low student academic performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between teacher motivation and student academic performance ...
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