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An Adaptive Gamification Model for E-Learning
(IST-Africa 2020 Conference Proceedings, 2020)Gamification has gained currency in the recent past and has widely being deployed in various disciplines such as health, education, marketing amongst others. The main driving factor of deploying gamification is due to ... -
The African Universities' Response to the Undergraduate Students' Need for Independent Learning and Critical Thinking Skills
(Kenyatta University, 2003)In this paper, the author challenges leaders, teachers and other stakeholders in institutions of higher learning in Africa to give the promotion of independent learning and critical thinking skills the seriousness that ... -
Baseline survey on the quality and efficiency of teaching Practice in middle level colleges: the case of Kenya Technical Teachers College, Nairobi, Kenya
(2015-07)This is a survey carried out in 2014. The main objective was to determine the important indicators against which the quality and efficiency of future Teaching Practice will be compared. There were 256 students on teaching ... -
Case study of university of Nairobi and Kenyatta University
(2011)This study had sought to identify the nature and types of mentoring programs in our universities; to identify the challenges/problems encountered by staff and students in the process of mentoring; to find out the coping ... -
Challenges facing teachers in integrating educational technology into Kiswahili teaching. a case of selected secondary schools in Kisii county, Kenya.
(2011)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought about profound changes in this 21stcentury era.ICT has changed the way people communicate and do business. In education, the role of ICT and whether or not it ... -
Chemistry teachers’ role in changing practical work from “hands on” activities to “minds on” activities
(2015-07)Practical work is important in the effective learning of Chemistry. In most Kenyan secondary schools practical work mainly involves ‘hands on’ activities where learners follow laid down procedures to arrive at a predetermined ... -
Context-based primary teacher training model: the way forward for Kenya
(2011)Teacher quality is a continuing interest to most teacher education reform discourses in many countries. Armour and Booth (1999), Feiman-Nemser (2001) and Hoban (2005) argue that most teacher education graduates in many ... -
Contribution of Ineffective Teaching and Learning of Mathematics to Regional Disparities in Socio Economic Development in Africa
(Kenyatta University, 2003)Causes of diversified curriculum changes in US.A, Europe and Russia have basically been technological compared to other regions. Yet, mathematics has consistently remained a central and important subject in all school ... -
Do pictures have an effect on learner performance in Composition writing?
(2015-07)Instruction using a variety of learning resources has been heralded as a most promising activity that can engage students into academic language and literacy skills. There are few studies investigating approaches in ... -
Effect of practical work in physics on the students’ performance in physics
(2015-07)Science knowledge and skills are being regarded as very important in national development. Physics as one of the science subjects is useful in developing the upcoming engineers and medical doctors for any nation. An ... -
The effect of using multimedia cases on prospective teachers self-efficacy belief
(2015-07)The study explores how the use of multimedia cases affects the science teaching self-efficacy of prospective teachers in one university in Kenya. Chemistry and physics prospective teachers (N = 42) explored questioning ... -
Effective educational technology integration through capacity building: inexorable modernization of the Kenyan education system
(2015-07)Education is vital for laying a solid foundation for national development of every nation in the world. Information communication and technologies (ICTs) are rapidly spreading to every corner of the world. In the 21st ... -
Effective teaching practice as the professional familiarity with varying abilities and classroom control
(2011)This paper looks at the theories of education as inculcation of knowledge from the known into the unknown. To help the student teacher to develop the abilities and interests in teaching and learning. It helps the student ... -
Effects of Concept Mapping Based Instruction on Students’ Achievement in Physics in Public Secondary Schools, Nairobi County, Kenya
(2015-07)Candidates’ responses to a large extent show partial concept development (KNEC, 2006). The purpose of this quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test with control and experimental groups was to determine if ... -
Effects of mathematical vocabulary instruction on students’ achievement in mathematics in secondary schools of Murang’a County, Kenya
(2015-07)This article is based on a study whose main objective was to determine the effects of mathematical vocabulary instruction on students’ achievement in Mathematics in Secondary schools in Murang’a County, Kenya. The study ... -
Gender differences in learning outcomes on the mole concept in a developing country: Kenya
(2015-07)The gender gap that results from the differential treatment of boys and girls is still noticeable today in their achievement and participation in chemistry education in Kenya and perhaps in every other developing country. ... -
Graffiti Writing and its Likely Influence on English Language Learning in Selected Secondary Schools in the Larger Laikipia East District, Laikipia County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Graffiti takes the form of written language whose authorship always remains anonymous. It precisely refers to any wall writing, pictures and symbols or markings of any kind on any surface anywhere no matter what motivates ... -
How does notational competence affect student understanding and performance in mathematics?
(2015-07)Mathematics is a discipline that communicates using a highly specialized language. This language makes use of notations and symbols in unique ways that require thorough understanding by those studying it. This study was ... -
Impact of video assisted instruction on students learning motivation-a position paper
(2015-07)The use of e-resources in curriculum delivery promises better methods of content delivery. Among the various technologies currently available, video technology can be used for teaching and learning. The purpose of this ... -
Information communication technology integration in biology instructional process in secondary schools in Migori County, Kenya
(2015-07)This paper studied constraints to integration of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning of biology in secondary schools in Migori County, Kenya. It employed descriptive survey design ...
