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Relationship between Students' Self-Esteem, Orphanhood and Educational Performance in Nyeri and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya

Gitumu, Margaret Wanjiru (Kenyatta University, 2010)

The aim of this study was to examine the quality of the teaching and learning environment (pedagogical ecology) in community-based preschools sampled in Kenya Coastal region, Uganda and Zanzibar, and how it influences the ...
Implication of Outdoor Environment on Children’s Physical Activity Performance Levels and Learning in Public Pre-Schools in Kenya

Ayaga, Godfrey N. (Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), 2016)

A growing body of knowledge suggests that quality outdoor environment has a significant implication on children’s physical activity level and learning. Globally, there is consistent evidence showing that a rich outdoor ...
The Tayari Pre-Primary Program in Kenya: Getting Children Ready for Primary School: Outcome Evaluation Baseline Report

African Population and Health Research Center (African Population and Health Research Center, 2016)

This report describes the baseline findings of an external evaluation of the Tayari1 preprimary school programme. Tayari is an early childhood development and education (ECDE) intervention funded by the Children’s Investment ...
Preschool Attendance, School Progression, and Cognitive Skills in East Africa

Bietenbeck, Jan; Ericsson, Sanna; Wamalwa, Fredrick M. (IZA – Institute of Labor Economics, 2017)

We study the effects of preschool attendance on children’s school progression and cognitive skills in Kenya and Tanzania. Our analysis uses novel data from large-scale household surveys of children’s literacy and numeracy ...
Preschool attendance and children’s reading ability: A case of Narok County Kenya

Mwoma, Teresa Bitengo (The International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2018)

This article reports findings of a study conducted in public primary schools in Narok County Kenya. A sample size comprising 74 children in Grade 3 (37 who did not attend preschool and 37 who attended preschool), 18 head ...
Teacher Characteristics That Influence Development of Oral Language Skills among Pre-Primary School Pupils in Nairobi City County, Kenya

Okelo, Kenneth Odhiambo (African Journal of Teacher Education (AJOTE), 2018)

This article presents the findings from our investigation of teachers’ characteristics that influence development of oral language skills among pre-primary pupils. The study was conducted in 83 schools in Kibra Sub-County, ...
Music and Physical Play: What Can We Learn from Early Childhood Teachers in Kenya?

Freshwater, Amy; Sherwood, Elizabeth; Mbugua, Esther (Taylor and Francis, 2008)

Sharing classroom practices across international borders can add new dimensions to anyone’s teaching methods, no matter where you call home. With this idea in mind, the authors (two U.S. early childhood teacher educators ...
Instructional Constraints in Teaching of Reading in Early Childhood Classes in Nairobi County, Kenya

Marima, Esther Wairimu; Kamau-Kang'ethe, Rachael W; Runo, Mary N. (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2017)

Reading has been identified as one of the most reliable indicators of whether a learner will attain the competence needed to achieve academic success and contribute actively to society. Research findings in Kenyan primary ...
Influence of Selected Instructional Factors on Pupils Competency Skills in Keiyo South Sub County, Kenya

Kibet, Aniter J. (International Journal of Science and Research, 2013)

The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ perceptions on the influence of selected instructional factors on pupils’ acquisition of competency skills in pre-school centres in Keiyo South Sub County in Elgeyo-Marakwet ...
African Indigenous Care-Giving Practices: Stimulating Early Childhood Development and Education

Wadende, Pamela; Oburu, Paul O.; Morara, Abel (African Online Scientific Information Systems, 2016)

The indigenous communities in Africa, specifically Kenya, which is the focus of this article, had their own well-developed motivational systems that positively enhanced teaching and learning programmes in the community. ...
Caregivers’ Role Definition and Practices in the Stimulation of Children’s Emergent Reading Development in Ruiru, Kenya

Wambiri, Gladwell (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2014)

Emergent reading refers to the reading related developments that occur before formal reading instruction. Although research on this concept exists in other countries, It is a relatively new concept in Kenya and for this ...

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