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Teachers', Methods and Materials: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in Learning to Read in Primary Schools in Two Kenyan Contexts.

Mary, Runo; Kabutha, Mugo John; Kamau, Karugu Geoffrey (Nairobi Academic press, 2005)

Over recent decades, various studies have decried the rising numbers of non-readers in Kenyan classrooms, within the context of a growing global phenomenon. This study aimed at ascertaining teachers' capacity to teach ...
Peer Effects, Pupil Teacher Ratios and Teacher Incentives

Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Kremer, Michael (Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), 2007)

The introduction of free primary education has raised primary school enrollment in many developing countries, but the resulting overcrowding of schools and influx of students with little preparation poses new challenges ...
An Investigation into Selected Factors on Academic Self-Concept among Primary School Pupils in Bondo District

Shieunda, Aswani Jacinta (Kenyatta University, 2007)

Abstract The study investigated some factors that influence academic self-concept of primary school pupils, specifically, absenteeism and class-retention patterns were investigated. Academic self-concept of the pupils as ...
An Integrative Review of Teaching Reading in Kenyan Primary Schools

Commeyras, Michelle; Inyega, Hellen N. (Wiley-Blackwell., 2007-06)

THIS INTEGRATIVE review on the teaching of reading in Kenyan primary schools provides a foundation for the growing movement there to improve reading education. In gathering sources for this review, we took an inclusive ...
Instructional Supervision in an Era of Change: Policy and Practice in Primary Education in Kenya

Kamindo, Catherine Muchiru (Kenyatta University, 2008)

This study examines the policy and practice of instructional supervision in primary education against a background of an educational change in Kenya. Primary education is an important sector of education in Kenya. This is ...
Changing Pedagogical Practice in Kenyan Primary Schools: The Impact of School-based Training

Hardman, Frank; Abd-Kadir, Jan; Agg, Catherine; Migwi, James; Ndambuku, Jacinta; Smith, Fay (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2009)

This study reports on an investigation into the impact of a national, school-based teacher development programme on learning and teaching in Kenyan primary schools. Building on a national baseline study (n=102), 144 ...
Exploring the Preparation of Teachers to Teach about HIV/AIDS in Kenya

Onyango, Moses Orwe (UNESCO, 2009)

This paper reports preliminary findings on how a primary teacher-training college in Kenya is preparing teacher trainees to teach about HIV/AIDS. Included are features of the Kenya education system. The aim of the study ...
Comparative Assessment of Syllabi and Implementation of Physical Education and Sports Programmes in Primary and Secondary Schools in Kenya and Uganda

Akiiki, Michael Byaruhanga Kadoodooba (Kenyatta University, 2009)

The purpose of the study was to compare the Physical Education syllabi, and the implementation of Physical Education and sports programmes in primary and secondary school in Kenya and Uganda. Content of the syllabi, statutory ...
Student Achievement and Social Stratification: a case of Primary Education in Kenya

Shimada, Kentaro (Net Journals, 2010)

After enrollment in primary education in Kenya rapidly increased, there was a need to investigate how to improve the quality of education in Kenya. Inequity in primary education causes inequity throughout life. The purpose ...
Differences in Pupil Achievement in Kenya: Implications for Policy and Practice

Hungi, Njora; Thuku, Florence W. (Elsevier, 2010)

In this study the authors employed multilevel analyses procedures to examine pupil, class and school levels factors that influenced pupil achievement in Kenya. Pupil's age, pupil's socioeconomic background and pupil–teacher ...
Gender and HIV/AIDS Education in the Multicultural Context of Schools in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Its Host Community in Kenya

Ochieng’, Rubai Mandela (Kenyatta University, 2010)

This qualitative case study sought to investigate how gender, multicultural and multireligious factors influenced the teaching and learning of HIV/AIDS education in refugee schools. A total of 3 primary schools from Kakuma ...
Teachers’ Perceptions of Staff Development Programmes as it Relates to Teachers’ Effectiveness: A Study of Rural Primary Schools in Kenya

Ngala, Frederick B. J. A.; Odebero, Stephen O. (Academic Journals, 2010-01)

Results-based management has gained currency in Kenya. After pre-service training, teachers’ take various staff development progrmames to enhance their role effectiveness. Many studies which have associated staff development ...
The Determinants of Learning Achievement of Public Primary School Pupils in Kenya

Professor Kibera, Lucy Wairimu; Professor Kibera, Francis Ndungu (The University of Nairobi, 2011)

The Government of Kenya (GoK) initiated Free Primary Education (FPE) programme effective January, 2003. The purpose of FPE was to accelerate the realization of GoK’ s commitment to achieving Universal Primary Education ...
Learning English Language by Radio in Primary Schools in Kenya

Odera, Florence Y. (David Publishing, 2011)

Radio is one of the most affordable educational technologies available for the use in education and development in developing countries. This article explores the use of school radio broadcast to assist teachers and pupils ...
A Qualitative Case Study of Novice Kenyan Primary School Teachers: What Messages Transmitted by the Teacher Training Colleges are Internalized and Applied?

Kranz, Carol A. (University of Central Florida, 2011)

The method of instruction and the formal curriculum within two Kenyan teacher training colleges were studied in order to discover which messages regarding pedagogical practice are internalized within novice Kenyan primary ...
Cognitive Strategy Use for Explicit and Implicit Text Meaning By Urban, Peri-Urban and Rural Primary School Pupils in Kisumu Municipality

Dinga, Jotham Ndolo (Kenyatta University, 2011)

The study investigated two aspects of reading comprehension for the purpose of explaining some of the reasons for poor comprehension performance by primary school pupils. First, it investigated silent reading behaviors ...
The Influence of Free Primary Education on Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Performance in Kenya

Kikechi, Ronald Werunga; Kisebe, Chepkwony Silas M.; Gitahi, Kihumba; Sindabi, Oliver (Open Access Publishing Group, 2012)

The origin of Free Primary Education (FPE) can be traced back to the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights where basic education was recognized as a human right. The current FPE programme was launched in 2003 and it led to an ...
Evaluating Strategies to Improve Children’s Reading Skills in Kenya

Jukes, Matthew; Dubeck, Margaret (Peggy); Inyega, Hellen; Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons; Halliday, Katherine; Turner, Elizabeth; Wolf, Sharon; Adelman, Elizabeth; Brooker, Simon (Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), 2012)

Many students in Sub-Saharan Africa are not learning to read in their first years of school and literacy rates remain low in the region. Researchers partnered with the Kenyan Ministry of Education to evaluate the impact ...
Factors Contributing to Poor Performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Public Day Primary Schools in Mwimbi Division, Maara District, Kenya Dr.

George, N.; Riungu, Justus Nthia; Mbugua, Zachariah Kariuki; Bundi, Triphosa Kareanki (Centre for promoting ideas, 2012-03)

Performance of students is a product of socio-economic, psychological and environmental factors. Education plays a significant role in political, economic and social realms of development. Secondary school placement, and ...
Patterns of Teaching Style and Active Teaching: Do They Differ Across Subjects in Low and High Performing Primary Schools in Kenya?

Ngware, Moses W.,; Mutisya, Maurice; Oketch, Moses. (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2012-03)

This paper focuses on the patterns of teaching styles and active teaching across subjects and between low and high performing schools in an attempt to examine what accounts for differences in performance between schools ...

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