MST-Department of Educational Communication and Technology: Recent submissions
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Use of Computer Assisted Instruction for Teaching and Learning in Public Secondary Schools in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-09)The purpose of this study was to determine the use of Computer Assisted Instruction in public secondary schools in Kirinyaga County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to establish the availability of computers ... -
Use of Teachers’ Feedback on Students’ English Language Compositions in Public Secondary Schools in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)The main aim of this study was to highlight the use of teachers’ feedback on students’ English language compositions in public Secondary Schools in Kahuro Sub- County, Murang’a County, Kenya. The specific objectives of ... -
Strategies used in Teaching Oral Skills in the English Language and their Effect on Pupils’ Performance in Lower Primary Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching strategies used in teaching oral skills in English language and their effects on pupils performance among lower primary school pupils. Specifically the study was guided ... -
Influence of Teacher Feedback Techniques on Students’ Essay Writing Skills in English Language in Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Writing is crucial in everyday life and especially in academic life where written work is used to gauge students‟ ability. Surprisingly, writing is the most difficult skill to learn especially in English as a second language. ... -
Use of instructional media in teaching of Kiswahili language in public primary teachers’ colleges in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)Instructional media has gained prominence in the recent past, especially given that the process of teaching is currently gravitating towards constructivist learning where the teacher is no longer the sole source of knowledge. ... -
Students' algebraic skills in calculating reacting masses in chemical equations: a case of public secondary schools in Nyandarua County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The performance of students in chemistry at the KCSE level has for many years remained a matter of national concern. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationship between secondary school students' algebraic ... -
Strategies employed in teaching the integrated english and their influence on performance among secondary schools in Kenyenya, Kisii County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching strategies in teaching the Integrated English and their influence on learner performance in secondary schools in Kenyenya Sub-county, Kisii County and their influence ... -
Integration of information communication and technology in teaching English in secondary schools of Kirinyaga East, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-05)Being the official medium of instruction in institutions of learning, English language proficiency is pivotal to successful undertaking of professional courses pursued in tertiary colleges and universities. When dismally ... -
Factors influencing girls’ perceptions and attitudes towards mathematics in secondary schools of Westlands District, Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-03)According to KNEC reports (2015, 2016), performance of girls in Mathematics in secondary schools in Kenya is still generally low indicating that 38% of girls attained below grade D in Mathematics. Table 1.1 indicate that ... -
Application of Abagusii cultural practices into teaching and learning of mathematics in secondary schools in Masaba north Sub-county, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-03)ABSTRACT Every community has certain kind of mathematical knowledge which can be used in the formal mathematics curriculum. This study sought to investigate the application of Abagusii cultural practices into the teaching ... -
Schooling Challenges and Coping Mechanisms Adapted By Student -Mothers in Secondary Schools in Nyando District, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2011)Teenagepregnancy is a global challenge as it is a major contributor to school drop-out among girls. Permanent expulsion was initially used to help curb teenage pregnancy, but this proved ineffectiveand also unfair to the ... -
Gender Differences in Mathematics Performance at Secondary School Level in Kandara Sub-County, Muran’ga County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-09)The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in mathematics performance in secondary schools. The study was carried out in Kandara Sub-county in Murang’a County. The study was guided by four objectives: ... -
Teachers’ readiness for integration of information communication and technology in the teaching of biology in secondary schools of Bauchi state, Nigeria
(2017-05)The aim of this study was to investigate teacher’s readiness for ICT integration in the teaching of biology in Bauchi state Nigeria. Readiness was considered at two levels, namely internal (skills and attitudes) and external ... -
Relationship between students’ mathematics achievement and career aspirations in secondary schools of Kandara Sub-county, Kenya
(2017-04)The study examined the relationship between students‟ Mathematics achievement and their career aspiration. This research was conducted in Kenya among sampled secondary schools in Kandara Sub-county. Career aspirations of ... -
Evaluation of teaching and learning, access to information and personal and social needs on learner support in open, distance and e-learning programme in selected public universities in Kenya
(2017-05)The study investigated the nature of learner support services in open, distance and e-learning programme in three public universities in Kenya. Specifically, the study set out to ascertain the types of learner support ... -
Influence of classroom practice of home science on employability in Kakamega County: Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-04)Tackling unemployment through vocationalisation of education is a strategy that has worked in countries such as United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Mozambique among others. It is in the light of ... -
Socio-Cultural Influences on Interpretation of Instructional Materials for Japanese as a Foreign Language: A Case of Kenya Utalii College, Nairobi
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)Foreign language instruction is most effective when it takes place through meaningful, motivating, and interactive activities of cognitive and socio-cultural nature. Foreign languages instructional materials are generally ... -
Pedagogic Strategies Influencing Pupils’ Learning of Algebraic Concepts in Upper Primary School Classes in Laikipia West Sub-County, Laikipia County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-03)This study was aimed at establishing the pedagogic strategies influencing pupils’ learning of algebraic concepts in upper primary school classes in Laikipia West sub-County, Kenya. The three objectives of the study were ... -
Language switching in standard 4 in Kiswahili medium and Kikuyu medium classrooms-an exploratory study
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Assessment of factors influencing perfomance in primary school science in Kisumu East Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)The prime purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence the performance in primary school science. The objectives of the study were to investigate the pupil related factors influencing academic performance ...
