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The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Job Performance among University Academic Staff in Tanzania
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)Job satisfaction and job performance have aroused interest in scholarly debates due to their importance and impact on organizational productivity. The purpose of this study was to examine academic staff’s job satisfaction ... -
School Psychological Environment, Achievement Goals and Learning Strategies as Predictors of Form Three Students’ Academic Achievement in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)Secondary school students’ performance in KCSE over the last four years (2013 to 2016) has been skewed towards low grades nationally and Nairobi County specifically. Much research effort has been directed at investigating ... -
Implementation of Quality Assurance Guidelines and their Influence on Quality Education in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Despite the Inter University Council of East Africa (IUCEA) and Commission for University Education (CUE) providing guidelines for assuring quality of education in universities, there have been concerns by various stakeholders ... -
Interaction of Selected Social Cognitive Variables in Predicting Musical Creativity among Form Four Students in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)The main objective of music education is enhancement of students’ musical creativity. However, over the last six years (2012 to 2017) there has been a declining trend in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education music ... -
Instructional Strategies and Resources used in Teaching Reading: An Implication on Grade Three Pupils’ Reading Skills in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)Reading skills are vital to lower primary school pupils because it is the foundation for learning. However, studies worldwide indicate low levels of reading skills in schoolsand little has been done to find out how different ... -
Influence of Orientation and Mobility Training on Social Integration of Adults with Visual Impairment in Kano State, Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)The purpose of this study was to investigate the Influence of Orientation and Mobility Training (OMT) on Social Integration (SI) of Adults with Visual Impairments (VI) in Kano State. The study sought to achieve the following ... -
Influence of Head Teachers’ Leadership Practices on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Nakuru and Nairobi Catholic Private Primary Schools, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)High quality teaching staff is the cornerstone of a successful educational system. To attract and retain quality teaching staff, sessional papers 12 of 2012 and 14 of 2012 urged head teachers to establish strategies for ... -
Influence of Behavioural Intervention Strategies on Academic Achievement among Form Three Students with Learning Disability in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)Behaviour management has remained a challenging issue among learners with Learning Disabilities. Effective behavioural management strategies are critical in the academic success of the learners. Therefore, the aim of this ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance among Children with Learning Disabilities in Public Primary Schools in Bauchi State, Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)The study assessed the Determinants of academic performance among children with learning disabilities in primary schools in Bauchi state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the effects of teachers’ perception, ... -
Effectiveness of Principals’ Instructional Supervision in Enhancing Teacher Professional Development in Public secondary Schools in Nairobi and Kajiado Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Schools are the suitable and central places where formal education can be accessed and sustained. In order to achieve high standards of education in a country, the utmost aim of schools therefore, should be to improve the ... -
Effectiveness of Instructional Supervision by Quality Assurance Officers on Quality of Education in Secondary Schools in Nairobi and Machakos Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)The concern of guaranteeing quality education provision in educational institutions has aroused scholarly interests globally. In Kenya, with the creation of the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards (DQAS) whose ... -
Effectiveness of Automated Speech Training System in Enhancing Speech among Hard of Hearing Learners in Selected Schools in Nairobi City County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Speech training of learners who are hard of hearing in Kenya has been lacking necessary attention since 1980s. Education of learners with hearing impairment including learners who are hard-of-hearing has been skewed towards ... -
Effectiveness of Assistive Technology on Teaching Mathematics to Learners with Visual Impairments in Special Primary Schools in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)There has been a problem in Mathematics of learners with VI as a result of inadequate AT and reluctance of teachers to apply appropriate teaching strategies when teaching Mathematics using AT in special primary schools. ... -
Causal Attributions and Academic Expectations as Correlates of Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)This study investigated the explanations that students give on achievement outcomes and their academic expectations in Thika Sub-County, Kiambu County. The main objective of the study was to find out if academic achievement ... -
Determinants of Teachers’ Use Of Instructional Resource In Teaching Pre-Primary School Science and Mathematics Activities in Machakos County,Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-12)The continuous poor results of science and mathematics in Athi-River Sub-County of Machakos County-Kenya has yielded to the study of determinants of pre-primary school teachers’ use of instructional resources in teaching ...
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The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Job Performance among University Academic Staff in Tanzania
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)Job satisfaction and job performance have aroused interest in scholarly debates due to their importance and impact on organizational productivity. The purpose of this study was to examine academic staff’s job satisfaction ... -
School Psychological Environment, Achievement Goals and Learning Strategies as Predictors of Form Three Students’ Academic Achievement in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)Secondary school students’ performance in KCSE over the last four years (2013 to 2016) has been skewed towards low grades nationally and Nairobi County specifically. Much research effort has been directed at investigating ... -
Implementation of Quality Assurance Guidelines and their Influence on Quality Education in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Despite the Inter University Council of East Africa (IUCEA) and Commission for University Education (CUE) providing guidelines for assuring quality of education in universities, there have been concerns by various stakeholders ... -
Interaction of Selected Social Cognitive Variables in Predicting Musical Creativity among Form Four Students in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)The main objective of music education is enhancement of students’ musical creativity. However, over the last six years (2012 to 2017) there has been a declining trend in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education music ... -
Instructional Strategies and Resources used in Teaching Reading: An Implication on Grade Three Pupils’ Reading Skills in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)Reading skills are vital to lower primary school pupils because it is the foundation for learning. However, studies worldwide indicate low levels of reading skills in schoolsand little has been done to find out how different ... -
Influence of Orientation and Mobility Training on Social Integration of Adults with Visual Impairment in Kano State, Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)The purpose of this study was to investigate the Influence of Orientation and Mobility Training (OMT) on Social Integration (SI) of Adults with Visual Impairments (VI) in Kano State. The study sought to achieve the following ... -
Influence of Head Teachers’ Leadership Practices on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Nakuru and Nairobi Catholic Private Primary Schools, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)High quality teaching staff is the cornerstone of a successful educational system. To attract and retain quality teaching staff, sessional papers 12 of 2012 and 14 of 2012 urged head teachers to establish strategies for ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance among Children with Learning Disabilities in Public Primary Schools in Bauchi State, Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)The study assessed the Determinants of academic performance among children with learning disabilities in primary schools in Bauchi state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the effects of teachers’ perception, ... -
Influence of Behavioural Intervention Strategies on Academic Achievement among Form Three Students with Learning Disability in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)Behaviour management has remained a challenging issue among learners with Learning Disabilities. Effective behavioural management strategies are critical in the academic success of the learners. Therefore, the aim of this ... -
Effectiveness of Principals’ Instructional Supervision in Enhancing Teacher Professional Development in Public secondary Schools in Nairobi and Kajiado Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Schools are the suitable and central places where formal education can be accessed and sustained. In order to achieve high standards of education in a country, the utmost aim of schools therefore, should be to improve the ... -
Effectiveness of Instructional Supervision by Quality Assurance Officers on Quality of Education in Secondary Schools in Nairobi and Machakos Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)The concern of guaranteeing quality education provision in educational institutions has aroused scholarly interests globally. In Kenya, with the creation of the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards (DQAS) whose ... -
Effectiveness of Automated Speech Training System in Enhancing Speech among Hard of Hearing Learners in Selected Schools in Nairobi City County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Speech training of learners who are hard of hearing in Kenya has been lacking necessary attention since 1980s. Education of learners with hearing impairment including learners who are hard-of-hearing has been skewed towards ... -
Effectiveness of Assistive Technology on Teaching Mathematics to Learners with Visual Impairments in Special Primary Schools in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)There has been a problem in Mathematics of learners with VI as a result of inadequate AT and reluctance of teachers to apply appropriate teaching strategies when teaching Mathematics using AT in special primary schools. ... -
Causal Attributions and Academic Expectations as Correlates of Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)This study investigated the explanations that students give on achievement outcomes and their academic expectations in Thika Sub-County, Kiambu County. The main objective of the study was to find out if academic achievement ... -
Determinants of Teachers’ Use Of Instructional Resource In Teaching Pre-Primary School Science and Mathematics Activities in Machakos County,Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-12)The continuous poor results of science and mathematics in Athi-River Sub-County of Machakos County-Kenya has yielded to the study of determinants of pre-primary school teachers’ use of instructional resources in teaching ... -
Dependability of Students Learning Outcomes on Performance Appraisal for Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)The underlying purpose of performance appraisal for teachers is to promote quality teaching and student learning outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research-based literature on dependability of student learning outcomes ... -
Evaluation of Teachers’ Attitudes towards Academic Performance of Students with Disabilities in Selected Regular Secondary Schools in Bauchi State, Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)The purpose of this study was to evaluate teachers’ attitudes towards academic performance of students with disabilities in selected regular secondary schools in Bauchi state, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to ... -
Influence of Teacher Participation in Decision-Making on Job Motivation in Public Secondary Schools in Nyeri, Nairobi and Kajiado Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)The extent to which teachers participate in decision-making is a determining factor on their job motivation. The way principals relate with teachers is important in management of schools. Shared governance is identical to ... -
Computer Aided Instruction and Performance In Kiswahili Language Skills among Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)The Ministry of Education initiated the integration of computer technologies in teaching of school curriculum in order to enhance quality of education in Kenya. Poor performance in Kiswahili subject skills has been ... -
Implementation of Child-Friendly Schools Initiative and its Influence on Quality Education in Primary Schools in Nairobi and Kajiado Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)The quality of education provided in Kenyan public primary schools is reportedly on a downwards trend. It is out of this concern that the Ministry of Education, in partnership with United Nations Children’s Education ...
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