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Influence of Teacher’s Characteristics on Implementation of Competency-Based Curriculum in Pre-Primary Schools in Juja, Kiambu County, Kenya
(IAJSSE, 2023)Many education stakeholders are concerned because the implementation of competency-based curriculum has been delayed and fraught with difficulties. In Juja, Kiambu County, Kenya, the study aims to analyze the impact ... -
Teacher-Efficacy a Determinant of Use of Collaborative Instructional Strategy: A Case of Lower Primary Grade Teachers in Mombasa City, Kenya
(IJRISS, 2023)In the 21st century, education world over is quickly changing to embrace pedagogical approaches that enhance the acquisition of the needed competencies. This study sought to investigate teacher-efficacy as a predictor of ... -
Decision Making in Shifts to Online Teaching, Analysing Reflective Narratives from Staff Working in African Higher Educational Institutions
(MDPI, 2023)Many higher education institutions moved from in-person to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, but these shifts have a longer history and potential. They require challenging individual and collective decision ... -
Parent-Child Interaction and Pre-Schooler’s Level of Writing Readiness
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2020)Parenting education programmes have been found to promote good parent-child interactions in their households. Consequently, benefits in academic success, proper development of a child, prevention of child maltreatment ... -
Teacher Training and Experience on the Use of Improvised Learning Resources in Pre-Primary Schools in Meru County, Kenya
(Reviewed Journals International, 2023)Use of improvised learning materials has been found to play a big role in performance of students learning worldwide. Despite this realization, the present scenario in most pre-primary schools in Kenya is that there is ... -
Pre-Primary and Lower Primary Teachers’ Professional Identity in Primary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2021)Professional identity is a noteworthy aspect of the teachers’ professional lives. This is because it influences the manner in which they do their work, retention and productivity in their places of work. This article ... -
Teacher’s Motivation to Use Play as a Medium of Instruction
(MedCrave, 2018)The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of pre-school teachers’ level of motivation on use of play as a medium of instruction in pre-school children’s learning. It aimed at finding out if there is level ... -
Children’s Safety and Security in Non Formal Pre-Primary Schools: The Intervention Measures
(Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)(ERIC), 2021)This study sought to come up with intervention measures that could be put in place to mitigate the challenges experienced in non-formal schools to enhance safety and security of children. Purposive sampling was used to ... -
Influence of Utilization of Mathematics Instructional Materials on Development of Mathematical Competencies among Grade One Learners in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2019)Mathematics is an important aspect in life. Early development of mathematics skills leads to early acquisition of mathematical competencies. For effective acquisition of mathematical competencies in early years, instructional ... -
Parental Participation Practices as Precursors of Pupils’ Early Reading Literacy Skills Achievement Kiambaa Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya
(European Journal of Special Education Research, 2023)The purpose of this study was to investigate ways in which parents are involved in their children's education as precursors of early literacy acquisition of children. The study used the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler Parental ... -
Parental Involvement and Family Support in Creating Conducive Preschool Physical Environments in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Center for Promoting Ideas, 2015)Suitable preschool physical environments (including classrooms, outdoor area, equipments and learning materials) support children’s learning and development. Appreciably, some early childhood educationists term the ... -
Kenya Primary School Teachers’ Preparation in ICT Teaching: Teacher Beliefs, Attitudes, Self-Efficacy, Computer Competence, and Age
(African Journal Of Teacher Education, 2017)Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become globally recognized as an effective medium for learning. The Kenyan government made a commitment to provide computers for use in teaching in primary schools. This ... -
Implementation of individualized educational plan and its challenges in Ngala secondary school for the deaf, Nakuru County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing, 2022)The study aimed to establish the challenges in the implementation of the individualized educational plan in schools for students with hearing impairment at Ngala Secondary School for the Deaf in Nakuru County, Kenya. Data ... -
Child Abuse Influence on Lower Primary School Pupil’s Academic Achievement in a Rural Setting in Kenya
(International Journal of Law, Humanities & Social Science, 2017-06)Child abuse is an act of inflicting serious, physical injury and emotional torture on a child or person, which is intentional or unintentional and could endanger the physical, health, emotional, social, moral and educational ... -
An Assessment of Play as a Strategy on Preschoolers’ Classroom Participation in Public Pre-Primary Schools in Bunyala- Busia County, Kenya
(The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 2021-04)Learner’s classroom participation can be gauged by; confidence levels turn taking, numeracy skills, manipulative competencies and task completion. However, over time, adequate inculcation of play as a strategy in early ...
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Influence of Teacher’s Characteristics on Implementation of Competency-Based Curriculum in Pre-Primary Schools in Juja, Kiambu County, Kenya
(IAJSSE, 2023)Many education stakeholders are concerned because the implementation of competency-based curriculum has been delayed and fraught with difficulties. In Juja, Kiambu County, Kenya, the study aims to analyze the impact ... -
Teacher-Efficacy a Determinant of Use of Collaborative Instructional Strategy: A Case of Lower Primary Grade Teachers in Mombasa City, Kenya
(IJRISS, 2023)In the 21st century, education world over is quickly changing to embrace pedagogical approaches that enhance the acquisition of the needed competencies. This study sought to investigate teacher-efficacy as a predictor of ... -
Decision Making in Shifts to Online Teaching, Analysing Reflective Narratives from Staff Working in African Higher Educational Institutions
(MDPI, 2023)Many higher education institutions moved from in-person to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, but these shifts have a longer history and potential. They require challenging individual and collective decision ... -
Parent-Child Interaction and Pre-Schooler’s Level of Writing Readiness
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2020)Parenting education programmes have been found to promote good parent-child interactions in their households. Consequently, benefits in academic success, proper development of a child, prevention of child maltreatment ... -
Teacher Training and Experience on the Use of Improvised Learning Resources in Pre-Primary Schools in Meru County, Kenya
(Reviewed Journals International, 2023)Use of improvised learning materials has been found to play a big role in performance of students learning worldwide. Despite this realization, the present scenario in most pre-primary schools in Kenya is that there is ... -
Pre-Primary and Lower Primary Teachers’ Professional Identity in Primary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2021)Professional identity is a noteworthy aspect of the teachers’ professional lives. This is because it influences the manner in which they do their work, retention and productivity in their places of work. This article ... -
Teacher’s Motivation to Use Play as a Medium of Instruction
(MedCrave, 2018)The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of pre-school teachers’ level of motivation on use of play as a medium of instruction in pre-school children’s learning. It aimed at finding out if there is level ... -
Children’s Safety and Security in Non Formal Pre-Primary Schools: The Intervention Measures
(Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)(ERIC), 2021)This study sought to come up with intervention measures that could be put in place to mitigate the challenges experienced in non-formal schools to enhance safety and security of children. Purposive sampling was used to ... -
Influence of Utilization of Mathematics Instructional Materials on Development of Mathematical Competencies among Grade One Learners in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2019)Mathematics is an important aspect in life. Early development of mathematics skills leads to early acquisition of mathematical competencies. For effective acquisition of mathematical competencies in early years, instructional ... -
Parental Participation Practices as Precursors of Pupils’ Early Reading Literacy Skills Achievement Kiambaa Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya
(European Journal of Special Education Research, 2023)The purpose of this study was to investigate ways in which parents are involved in their children's education as precursors of early literacy acquisition of children. The study used the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler Parental ... -
Kenya Primary School Teachers’ Preparation in ICT Teaching: Teacher Beliefs, Attitudes, Self-Efficacy, Computer Competence, and Age
(African Journal Of Teacher Education, 2017)Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become globally recognized as an effective medium for learning. The Kenyan government made a commitment to provide computers for use in teaching in primary schools. This ... -
Parental Involvement and Family Support in Creating Conducive Preschool Physical Environments in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Center for Promoting Ideas, 2015)Suitable preschool physical environments (including classrooms, outdoor area, equipments and learning materials) support children’s learning and development. Appreciably, some early childhood educationists term the ... -
Implementation of individualized educational plan and its challenges in Ngala secondary school for the deaf, Nakuru County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing, 2022)The study aimed to establish the challenges in the implementation of the individualized educational plan in schools for students with hearing impairment at Ngala Secondary School for the Deaf in Nakuru County, Kenya. Data ... -
Child Abuse Influence on Lower Primary School Pupil’s Academic Achievement in a Rural Setting in Kenya
(International Journal of Law, Humanities & Social Science, 2017-06)Child abuse is an act of inflicting serious, physical injury and emotional torture on a child or person, which is intentional or unintentional and could endanger the physical, health, emotional, social, moral and educational ... -
An Assessment of Play as a Strategy on Preschoolers’ Classroom Participation in Public Pre-Primary Schools in Bunyala- Busia County, Kenya
(The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 2021-04)Learner’s classroom participation can be gauged by; confidence levels turn taking, numeracy skills, manipulative competencies and task completion. However, over time, adequate inculcation of play as a strategy in early ... -
Teaching of Language and Pre-Primary School Children’s Reading Readiness in Vihiga County, Kenya
(ENSO, 2022-06)his article presents findings from a study that was carried out in Hamisi Sub-County in Vihiga County, Kenya. The goal of the study was to look at language instruction and pre-primary school children's reading readiness. ... -
Prevalence of Sexual Abuse in Children Aged 5-8 Years in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Research and Scientific Innovation Society, 2020)Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) as a problem has been in existence throughout the world history and has remained a major global concern (Tower, 2010). It is an abhorred evil in every generation and a significant public health ... -
Psychological Outcomes Associated With Child Sexual Abuse on Children in Early Childhood Education Ages 5-8 in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Research and Scientific Innovation Society (RSIS International), 2020)Child Sexual Abuse CSA is an ordeal that is traumatizing and leaves children feeling totally hopeless when coping mechanisms fail. This results in an emotional and psychological baggage which weighs negatively on ... -
Relationship between School Climate and Parents‟ Involvement in Early Years Education: A Case of Military Sponsored Schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Research and Scientific Innovation Society (RSIS International), 2020)Parental role in children’s learning is very important. The contribution of parents depends on how they perceive their roles in children’s’ education and the climate in schools. The purpose of the study was to establish ... -
Teenage Mothers’ Socio-Economic Status and Involvement in Their Children’s Early Literacy Skills Acquisition in Kilifi, County Kenya
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2020)Early literacy competency is a key factor in a child’s reading progress, school transition and academic achievement. Children who acquire pre-literacy skills adequately and early in life have been seen to have a smooth ...