Women and girls in Kenya constitute more than 50% of the country’s population (KNBS, 2012). Their full participation in science and technology at the leadership levels is crucial for realization of Kenya Development Vision ...

The quality of science graduates largely depends on the quality of teachers and their practices. Strengthening mathematics and science education in secondary school education (SMASSE) level is an in-service course for ...

In Kenya, one the subjects tested by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) in the Kenya Cer¬tificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is mathematics which is a compulsory subject for all candidates. Although competence ...

Studies from diverse fields continue to search for clues underlying the disparity between interest and achievement of male and female students in Mathematics. In Western countries, psychologists have focused on factors ...

Mathematics is a subject which seeks to understand patterns that permeate both the world around us and the mind within us. There are many ways of thinking and the kind of thinking one learns in mathematics is an ability ...

This study sought to determine disparities and associated factors in students’ performance in Physics and Chemistry at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination in Nandi North District. The research ...

Student academic performance and interest in secondary school Biology has been generally poor over the years. This has been attributed to factors like methods of instruction and misconceptions in the subject. However, ...

The study investigated the influence of ethnicity, gender and grade level on the motivational beliefs and self-regulation in Biology learning through a non-experimental quantitative study among 317 students in 2 co-educational ...

In the 21 st century, more than ever before nearly all fields of knowledge are dependent on mathematics for solving problems, stating theories and in the prediction of outcomes. Despite the importance of mathematics to ...