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Ability Beliefs, Achievement Goals and Fear of Negative Evaluation as Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Mombasa County, Kenya

Mwangi, Jayne Muthoni (Kenyatta University, 2018)

Low academic achievement remains a major concern among all stakeholders in Mombasa County. This study sought to explain academic underachievement from a self-worth protection perspective. Specifically, the study sought to ...
Academic Identity Status and Achievement Goal Orientation as Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Embu County, Kenya

Ireri, Anthony Muriithi (Kenyatta University, 2015)

Over the last three years (2012 to 2014), the candidature for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education has been increasing but the national pass rate has consistently been low. Low pass rates limit the nation's progress ...
Academic Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning as Predictors of Academic Achievement of Students in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya

Mutweleli, Samuel Mutua (Kenyatta University, 2014)

Nationally, the distribution of secondary school students’ performance in public examinations has been skewed towards the lower grades. This poor performance has been majorly attributed to school environmental factors and ...
Academic Self-Concept, Motivation and Resilience as Predictors of Mathematics Achievement among Secondary School Students in Nairobi County, Kenya

Gachigi, Priscilla Njoki (Kenyatta University, 2018)

Mathematics is considered a key foundation for scientific knowledge required for the development of any nation. Poor mathematics achievement has been reported nationally. The purpose of this study was to establish whether ...
Causal Attributions and Academic Expectations as Correlates of Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya

Ngunu, Susan Njeri (Kenyatta University, 2019)

This study investigated the explanations that students give on achievement outcomes and their academic expectations in Thika Sub-County, Kiambu County. The main objective of the study was to find out if academic achievement ...
Class Size and Learning Achievement; the French Subject Case Study in Kenya

Wazome, Thomson (International Journal of Social Science and Technology, 2018-10)

The issue of class sizes is a key concern in the area of learning achievement. It has become important due to the rising numbers of learners due to the push for education for all in the developing countries. This calls for ...
Dependability of Students Learning Outcomes on Performance Appraisal for Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya

Nyakundi, Gilbert Morara (Kenyatta University, 2019)

The underlying purpose of performance appraisal for teachers is to promote quality teaching and student learning outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research-based literature on dependability of student learning outcomes ...
The Effect of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Student’s Attitudes and Achievement in Matrices and Transformations in Secondary Schools in Uasin Gishu District, Kenya

Mwei, Philip K.; Too, Jackson K.; Wando, Dave (World Council for Curriculum Instruction, 2011-04)

Performance in Mathematics in secondary school Education in Kenya remains poor. Consequently the Kenya secondary school examination (KCSE) Mathematics results continue to cause concern to all the stakeholders in the education ...
Effect of Discovery Method on Secondary School Student’s Achievement in Physics in Kenya

Uside, Otiende Noel; Barchok, K. H.; Abura, O. G. (Leena & Luna International (Pvt), 2013-08)

In Kenya, the teaching of physics faces the challenge of poor performance due to inadequate laboratory equipment and trained teachers. These challenges have caused students to lack motivation in pursuing the subject. ...
The Effect of Science Process Skills Teaching Approach on Secondary School Students’ Achievement in Chemistry in Nyando District, Kenya

Abungu, Hesbon E.; Okere, Mark I.O.; Wachanga, Samuel W. (MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy, 2014-09)

Science process skills are central to the acquisition of scientific knowledge which is useful in solving problems in society. In Kenya, students’ achievement in chemistry in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education ...
Effects of Advance Organizer Strategy During Instruction on Secondary School Students’ Mathematics Achievement in Kenya’s Nakuru District

Githua, Bernard N.; Nyabwa, Rachel Angela (National Science Council,, 2008)

Students have continued to perform poorly in KCSE examinations in certain mathematics topics taught in secondary schools in Kenya. One such topic is commercial arithmetic. Successful teaching of mathematics depends partly ...
Effects of Concept Mapping Based Instruction on Students’ Achievement in Physics in Secondary Schools, Kenya

Wasonga, Vincent O.; Twoli, Nicholas W.; Waweru, Gichuhi (Kenyatta University, 2015)

Candidates’ responses to a large extent show partial concept development (KNEC, 2006). The purpose of this quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test with control and experimental groups was to determine if ...
Effects of Cooperative Learning Approach on Biology Mean Achievement Scores of Secondary School Students’ in Machakos District, Kenya

Muraya, Daniel Ngaru; Kimamo, Githui (Academic Journals, 2011-09-08)

Performance in Biology at secondary school level in Kenya remains poor and one reason is the teaching approach adopted by teachers with teacher-centered approaches being pre-dominant. This study sought to determine the ...
Effects of Inquiry-based Teaching Approach on Secondary School Students’ Achievement and Motivation in Physics in Nyeri County, Kenya

Njoroge, G.N.; Changeiywo, J.M,; Ndirangu, M. (Academic Research Journals, 2014-01)

The overall students’ performance in physics at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) has been poor coupled with very low student enrollment. The preferred mode of delivery by physics teachers in Kenyan ...
Effects of Mastery Learning Approach on Secondary School Students’ Physics Achievement

Wambugu, Patriciah W.; Changeiywo, Johnson M (Modestum, 2008)

This study aimed at finding out the effects of Mastery Learning Approach (MLA) on students’ achievement in Physics. The study was Quasi-experimental and Solomon Four Non-equivalent Control Group Design was used. The target ...
Effects of Mathematical Vocabulary Instruction on Students’ Achievement in Mathematics in Secondary Schools of Murang’a County, Kenya

Wanjiru, Benson N.; Miheso-O’connor, Marguerite; Ndethiu, Sophia (Kenyatta University, 2015)

This article is based on a study whose main objective was to determine the effects of mathematical vocabulary instruction on students’ achievement in Mathematics in Secondary schools in Murang’a County, Kenya. The study ...
Effects of Parental Involvement in Their Children’s Academic Achievement in Public Secondary Schools: A Case of Kieni-West District, Nyeri County- Kenya

Ndirangu, Lydia Muthoni (East African Multidisciplinary Annual Research Conference, 2013)

Parental involvement in children’s education from an early age has a significant effect on educational achievement and continues to do so in adolescence and adulthood (Siraj-Blatchford & Taggart, 2004). This study was set ...
Effects of Pedagogical Methodologies on Learners’ Achievement in Kiswahili Composition in Secondary Schools in Garissa County, Kenya.

Njagi, Ndwiga Zachary (University of Nairobi, 2016)

Effective teaching that produces demonstrable learning achievement in Kiswahili composition writing is anchored on either explicit or implicit pedagogical methodologies. Achievement in Kiswahili compositions in secondary ...
Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya

Lucas, Adrienne M.; Mbiti, Isaac M. (American Economic Association, 2014)

The most desirable Kenyan secondary schools are elite government schools that admit the best students from across the country. We exploit the random variation generated by the centralized school admissions process in a ...
Effects of Using Loci-kit models on Secondary schools Students’ Achievement in the Mathematics Topic “Loci” in Kibwezi District, Kenya

Githua, Bernard Nyingi; Mwangi, Simon Warui (Leena & Luna International (Pvt), 2013-04)

Students have continued to perform poorly in mathematics at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations in Kenya secondary schools. Their performance in certain mathematics topics has consistently been ...

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