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Academic Engagement and Learning Approaches as Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Machakos County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The academic achievement of most secondary school learners in Kangundo Sub County has been below average for the period between 2015 and 2019. Studies have shown that cognitive variables influence academic achievement of ... -
Academic Resilience and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)For the past five years, 2015 to 2019 Trans-Nzoia County has shown a low academic achievement in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) among students. Little has been done in this area to establish how academic ... -
Adjunct Questions in Text and Reading Comprehension among Good and Poor Readers in Standard 6 in Nairobi
(2012-02-08)The aim of this study was to find out if reading comprehension among good and poor readers could improve when questions were interspersed in text. The insertion of questions in prose material has been shown to facilitate ... -
Adolescent students' problems and their help-seeking preferences in some selected secondary schools in Kitui District, Kenya
(2012-02-08)Guidance and counselling in secondary schools is intended to prevent and solve the obvious physiological, psychological, social educational and vocational problems that adolescents face as they prepare for adulthood. ... -
Adolescents' perceptions on selected social factors influencing the quality of parent-adolescent relationships: a case study of Nairobi, Kenya
(2012-04-19)The purpose for this study was to investigate the quality of parent-adolescent relationship according to the adolescent’s perceptions. Social factors that influence parent-teen relationships as well as the most common ... -
Adults' perspectives on loss and grief: a case study of Kiambu Municipality, Kenya
(2011-12-22)The need for loss and grief intervention has been recognized in various institutions of health and learning throughout Kenya. Development plans and policy papers have made various recommendations as regards the provision ... -
Analysis of teachers' attitudes towards proposed introduction of sex-education in Kenya: a case of special schools in Central Province
(2012-01-06)The main purpose of this study was to identify and analyse the attitude of teachers in special schools towards proposed introduction of sex education in the school curriculum. The study aimed at determining whether teachers' ... -
An analysis of the factors influencing the performance of self-sponsored programmes in institutions of higher education in Kenya
(2011-10-25)Education is a social and interactive relationship. Academic governance, accessibility and quality have become key academic performance indicators and subsequently a means of comparison amongst institutions and respective ... -
Analysis of the factors that influence drug abuse among students in primary teacher colleges in Central Province
(2012-02-07)The consumption of drugs and other related substances was practiced in African traditional societies. This was done within the set rules and regulations that governed the production and supply of these substances and also ... -
Analysis of the predictive validity of the Mock examination grades to KCSE examination grades in some selected schools in Ainamoi division, Kericho district
(2012-02-08)Poor performance by students in secondary schools examinations and their poor attitudes towards certain subjects has aroused a lot of concern in the teaching fraternity. School examination grades from certain sampled papers ... -
Antecedents of Academic Procrastination and its Relationship to Academic Achievement among Form Three Students in Kiambu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The aim of this research was to examine the antecedents of academic procrastination and its relationship to academic achievement. Antecedents of academic procrastination featured in the current study were test anxiety and ... -
Aspects of Classroom Environment as Predictors of Self-Regulated Learning among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The impact of classroom environment on students’ capacity to direct their own learning in school and beyond is a topic that has increasingly attracted scholarly attention throughout the world. For the learners to direct ... -
Assesment of Guidance and Counseling Services in Kenyan Secondary Schools with Special Reference to Bureti District
(Kenyatta University, 2004)The study's intention was to find out the image of the provision of Guidance and Counseling Services in Kenyan Secondary Schools with special reference to Bureti District. Principally, the study assessed the prevailing ... -
Assesment of the structures and function on the guidance and counselling services in technical institutes of Nairobi City, Kenya
(2012-02-08)The purpose of this study was to find out the function and structure of guidance and counselling in technical institute of Nairobi City. Nairobi city has 14 public and 11 private institutes. Through random sampling ... -
Assessing factors that affect career guidance in secondary schools in Kandara Division, Maragwa District, Kenya
(2011-12-22)The purpose of the study is to investigate the problems of career guidance in selected secondary schools of Kandara Division of Maragwa District, Kenya. The sample comprised of five schools namely Gaichanjiru High School, ... -
An assessment of public secondary school teachers preparedness in integrating ICT for instruction: a case of Ruiru division, Thika district
(2011-08-12)The purpose of this study was to assess the preparedness of secondary schools teachers in Ruiru Division of Thika District to integrate ICT for instruction. The objectives of the study included, i) determining the state ... -
Assessment of the extent of Aids awareness and strategies of Aids education among High school students in Kabete constituency
(2012-02-08)The major purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which students know what HIV/AIDS entails, to determine and evaluate the strategies of AIDS education used in high schools in Kabete Constituency and to identify ... -
An Assessment of the Implementation of Peer Counseling Program in Secondary Schools of Gatundu South Division in Kiambu County
(Kenyatta University, 2012)Secondary school level is an important preparatory ground of human resource in the various professional. areas that are key in the development of the nation. However secondary school students face various challenges ... -
Assessmentof Counselling Needs among High School Students in Nyamira Division, Nyamira District, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2005)The current study was carried out to explore and assess the counselling needs of high school students ill Nyamira Division, Nyamira District, Kenya. The chief aim was to classify the categories of problems that are faced ... -
The attitude of preschool teachers towards inclusion of children with visual impairment: a case study for Thika minicipality, Kenya
(2011-12-01)The Government of Kenya like many other governments of the world was faced with pressure from human rights organizations, like the United Nations, and other advocates of inclusive education, to establish inclusive education. ...
