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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 ...
Assessment of School Factors Related to Academic Achievement in Mathematics among Secondary School Students of Masaba South Sub County, Kenya

Onderi, Peter Omae; Okwara, Michael Okello; Raburu, Pam; Barongo, Samson; Mokaya, Evans; Mokogi, Henry; Omae, David (IISTE, 2015)

Performance in mathematics in Masaba Sub-County, Kenya has been poor for many years. In 2010 the mean score was 3.2282, while in 2011 it had a mean score of 3.9528 and in 2012 it had a mean of 4.0660 which ...
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 ...
Impact of Unit Cost on Academic Performance of Public Secondary Education in Kenya: A Case Study of Siaya District from 1997 to 2007

Ochieng, Sika James (Kenyatta University, 2012)

The study sought to find out why increased public expenditure on secondary education has repeatedly produced unsatisfactory outcomes. The purpose of this study is to examine the unit cost of public secondary education and ...
Influence of E-Mentoring on Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Girls in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties, Kenya

Ndeke, Florentina Ndunge (Kenyatta University, 2015)

This study sought to establish the influence of e-mentoring on self-esteem, self-efficacy, and academic achievement of secondary school students in Nairobi County. The study was guided by five objectives namely. The first ...
Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Students’ Academic Achievement among Secondary Schools

Kosgei, Anita; Mise, Jairo Kirwa; Odera, Odhiambo; Ayugi, Mary Evelyn (IISTE, 2013)

The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between teacher characteristics and students’ academic achievement. The study was guided by Education Production Function theory (EPF) which connects student ...
Parental Involvement in their Children’s Academic Achievement in Public Secondary Schools: A Case of Kieni-West Sub-County, Nyeri County- Kenya

Kibaara, Tarsilla M.; Ndirangu, Lydiah M. (Elsevier, 2014-10-11)

This study was set to investigate the effects of parents’ involvement in their children’s academic achievement in twenty one public secondary schools in Kieni West Sub-County in Nyeri County-Kenya. The objectives of the ...
The Relationship Among School Adjustment, Gender and Academic Achievement Amongst Secondary School Students in Kisumu District Kenya

Winga, Maureen Adhiambo; Agak, John Odwar; Ayere, A. Mildred (Scholarlink Research Institute, 2011)

Poor school adjustment leads to low academic achievement, behavioural problems, discordant educational aspirations and even school dropout. The current study investigated the levels of school adjustment and its relationship ...
Relationship among School Type and Secondary School Students’ Self-Esteem, Academic Achievement and Career Aspirations in Nairobi County, Kenya

Kithela, Shadrack Munanu (Kenyatta University, 2016)

This study purposed to investigate how school type was related to self-esteem, academic achievement and career aspirations of secondary school students. Students’ are admitted into different school types based on the ...
Relationship between Academic Resilience and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kiambu County, Kenya

Mwangi, C. N.; Okatcha, F. M.; Kinai, T. K.; Ireri, A. M. (Longdom Publishing, 2015)

This study sought to establish the relationship between academic resilience and academic achievement among secondary school students in Kiambu County. A descriptive correlational design was adopted. The sample comprised ...
Relationship Between Achievement Goal Orientation and Academic Achievement Among Form Three Students in Kiambu County, Kenya

Ng’ang’a, Maria Wacera; Mwaura, Peter A. M.; Dinga, Jotham N. (International Journal of Education and Research, 2018)

In the last five years (2013 to 2017), poor academic achievement has been experienced in Kiambu County, despite government interventions. Most researchers attribute this to socio-cultural factors with little done to explain ...
Role of the Headteacher in Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools in Vihiga District, Kenya

Lydiah, L.M.; Nasongo, J.W. (Maxwell Scientific Organization, 2009-10-30)

The headteachers’ role is to promote academic performance. The success of what is done in the School is attributed to the head teacher. He or she is the pivot around which many aspects of the school revolve, being the ...
Selected Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Public Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya

Ng’ang’a, Maria Wacera (Kenyatta University, 2019)

In the last five years (2013 to 2017), poor academic achievement has been experienced in Kiambu County. This is despite government’s interventions and education being an important sector in individual and national development. ...
Students' and Teachers' Attitude and Performance in Chemistry in Secondary Schools in Kwale County, Kenya

Otanga, Habil; Ogembo, John O.; Yaki, Rehema Nthenya (Global Institute for Research and Education, 2015)

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which students' and teachers' attitudes hinder good performance in chemistry among students in secondary school. The sample consisted of 482 form three ...
Students’ and Teachers’ Retention Perception as Predictors of Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools in Meru County, Kenya

Nangithia, Robert Mburung’a (Kenyatta University, 2016)

Retention is a common intervention strategy often used when students fail to meet minimum standards on academic assessments. It has remained a controversial and highly debated topic in education despite many years of ...
Teacher Qualification and Students’ Academic Performance in Science Mathematics and Technology Subjects in Kenya

Musau, Lydia M.; Migosi, Joash Abere (Academic Journals, 2015)

Performance in Science, Mathematics and Technology (SMT) subjects among students in Kitui County, Kenya has perpetually been unsatisfactory. The aim of this study was to look into the extent to which teacher ...
Teachers’ Perceptions on the Influence of Quality Assurance and Standards Officers’ Supervisory Role on Pupils’ Academic Improvement in Public Primary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya

Ruga, Teresia Wangui (Maasai Mara University, 2017)

The quality of education provided to children has been a great concern for a long time since it plays pivotal roles for development of the nations. Quality Assurance and Standards as a formal activity exercised by ...

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