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Teacher Appraisal: the Experiences of Kenyan Secondary School Teachers

Odhiambo, George O. (Emerald group publishing ltd, 2005-02)

This paper seeks to report the findings of a study focusing on the state of teacher appraisal in Kenyan secondary schools and to argue for an improved (facilitating) model of teacher appraisal. The study adopted a ...
The Challenge of Curriculum in Kenya’s Primary and Secondary Education: the Response of the Catholic Church

Akala, Winston Jumba (Springer, Dordrecht, 2007)

Introduction Stakeholder politics in education determine the general direction and quality of any system of education. As stated by Apple (2001) stakeholder politics pose a great challenge to the various stakeholders, ...
The Effect of In-service Education and Training (INSET) Programmes in Mathematics and Science on Classroom Interaction: A Case Study of Primary and Secondary Schools in Kenya

Sifuna, Daniel N.; Kaime, James G. (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2007-10-25)

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Secondary Education (SMASSE) and the School-based Teacher Development (SbTD) programmes on classroom interaction ...
Kicking the Habitus: Power, Culture and Pedagogy in the Secondary School Music Curriculum

Wright, Ruth (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2008)

Within a theoretical framework drawn from sociologists of education Bourdieu and Bernstein, this paper will examine some of the findings of an ethnographic case study conducted with a secondary school music teacher and one ...
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 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 ...
Analytical Study on Factors Influencing School-Based-Teacher-Evaluation Practice in Secondary Schools in Seleted Districts of Western Province, Kenya

Itolondo, Wilfrida Arnodah (Kenyatta University, 2008)

Education commissions in Kenya starting with the Report of the Commission of the Presidential Working Party on Education and Manpower Training for the Next Decade and Beyond of 1988 studies have persistently recommended ...
The Context of Curriculum Development in Kenya

Otunga, Ruth N.; Nyandusi, Charles (academia.edu, 2009)

Curriculum development is both a technical and social process. In order for the process to proceed effectively and efficiently, the context in which it is carried out must be considered. This paper discusses the context ...
Training Tomorrow's Teacher: The Kenyan Government's Efforts to Respond to Pre-Service Teacher Training Demands of Secondary School Teachers.

Pelini, Eunice Sanya (Common Groung Research Networks, 2009)

Quality in education is today viewed as a critical factor central to achieving the Educationfor All (EFA) objectives. It is for this reason that the Government of Kenya (GOK) has initiated a number of structural reforms ...
Proficiency in Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Mathematics: Secondary School Mathematics Teachers' Interpretations of Students' Problem Solving Strategies in Kenya

Khakasa, Marguerite Miheso-O'Connor (Kenyatta University, 2009)

This study investigated pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) proficiency among mathematics teachers in Kenyan secondary schools. Levels of proficiency were established by examining teachers' interpretations of students' ...
Towards a Model of Integrated English Language Curriculum for Secondary Schools in Kenya

Okwara, M. O; Shiundu, J. O.; Indoshi., F. C. (Academic Journals, 2009-05-14)

Design of the Integrated English Language Curriculum has been blamed for falling standards of Students’ competence in the subject. Teacher input in the curriculum design has rarely been considered in the centralized ...
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 ...
The Distance Learning Mode of Training Teachers in Kenya: Challenges, Prospects, and Suggested Policy Framework

Maritim, Ezra K. (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2009-11)

Globally, distance learning has gained legitimacy as an effective mode for learning and training. This legitimacy has occurred as a result of, inter alia, its flexibility with respect to time, pace and entry requirements, ...
Factors that Determine Students’ and Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Art and Design Curriculum

Indoshi, F. C.; Wagah, M. O.; Agak, J. O. (Academic Journals, 2010)

Art and Design is one of the vocational subjects in the secondary school curriculum. Its implementation has not been impressive owing to a steady decline in enrolment of students, students dropping the subject at different ...
The Relationship between Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement of Girls with Hearing Impairments in Secondary Schools for the Deaf in Kenya.

Awori, Beatrice Bunyasi; Orodho, John A; Karugu, G. K. (AASEP, 2010)

Several factors had been cited as contributing to the perpetually dismal academic achievement of girls with hearing impairment in Kenya. Personal esteem factors had not been adequately explored. The study used Carl Roger’s ...
I Have Been Given the Power to Teach. The Children Understand Me Very Well’’: a Preliminary Study of the Social and Academic Impact of Deaf Teacher Training in Kenya

Christopher, Johnstone; Heidi, Corce (springer, 2010-02)

Kenya has 41 Deaf schools that serve children from Class 1 through secondary school. These schools are all characterized by the fact that they have very few teachers who are fluent in Kenyan sign language. In order to meet ...
Curriculum Innovation in Kenya: a Case of the Introduction and implementation of Secondary School Integrated English in Nairobi county

Magoma, Charles m. (Kenyatta University, 2011)

This study analyzed the whole program of integrated English curriculum since its inception to its current state and practice in secondary schools. The specific objectives of the study were to: Find out the justification ...
Continuing Professional Development for Secondary School Teachers in Kenya; Policies, Trends and Practices: A Case of Kirinyaga District

Gathara, Peter Mugo (Kenyatta University, 2011)

The objective of this study was to explore and analyse the policies, trends and practices that influence secondary school teachers’ participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD). In the current educational ...
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 ...
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 ...

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