Browsing by Author "Ondigi, Samson Rosana"

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    An Analysis of the Teaching and Learning Resources Available for Social Studies under the Competency-Based Curriculum in Public Primary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya
    (Journal of Education, 2025-05) Kipsaat, Elias Kipkogei; Ondigi, Samson Rosana; Nyamu, Florence K.
    Instructional resources are important towards effective implementation of the Competency-based Curriculum (CBC). The study objective was to analyse the teaching and learning resources available for Social Studies in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study was guided by Constructivist Learning Theory. Study design was descriptive survey design. Target population was 4,136 respondents from four sub-Counties in Nakuru County. Yamane’s formula was used to obtain a sample size of 365 respondents. Proportionate stratified random sampling was used to obtain a sample of 23 Head Teachers, 23 Heads of Social Studies, and 315 Social Studies teachers. Purposive sampling was used to obtain a sample of four (4) Curriculum Support Officers (CSOs), and simple random sampling was used to obtain classrooms to be observed. Data collection instruments were: questionnaires, interview schedules, and classroom observation schedules. Data analysis was done using the SPSS programme version 25. Study findings indicated that 49.7% of teachers reported that videos were readily available, 47.4% of teachers reported availability of artefacts, while 39.8% reported that audio players were readily available. Findings also indicated that 87.5% of teachers did not have charts,84.5% did not have digitaldevices and 81.5% did not have pictures for teaching Social Studies. Heads of Social Studies reported that artefacts, models, and audio players were the most available teaching and learning materials. Recommendations are that adequate digital tools shouldbe provided, as well as the recruitment of resource persons, to improve learning outcomes in Social Studies and to support the learning process.
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    Students’ attitude and its effect on academic achievement in physics among secondary schools in Narok County, Kenya
    (Online Journals Publisher, 2024-08-14) Aencha, Thomas Magati; Waititu, Michael; Ondigi, Samson Rosana
    The research was inspired by the fact that students’ positive attitude is important since attitude plays a critical role on academic achievement. The research aimed to explore the aspects of students’ attitude on academic achievement in Physics among public secondary schools in Narok County, Kenya. The study employed quasiexperimental research design with pre-test and post-test administered to control and experimental groups. The data which was generated was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The differences between the means of the two groups were analyzed using t-test. The statistical significance was tested at a= INTRODUCTION 0.05. The findings of the study indicated that the students who were instructed through various methods attained higher scores than their counterparts who were instructed through traditional methods of teaching. Inclusion, student's attitude towards physics enhanced their academic performance. Thus, the study recommends that the research be done on other locales to establish the effect of students' attitude towards learning school Physics on academic achievement.