School of Education

The Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairment in Regular Institutions in Kenya: An Analysis of Policy and Legal Framework

ODHIAMBO, Joshua Adongo (IJRISS, 2024-04-24)

This study is concerned with the inclusion of students with visual impairments in the regular institutions in Kenya. The purpose is to study the policy documents that have been guiding the inclusion of students with ...

The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Tertiary Institution: A Review of Related Literature on Strategies of Making Curriculum Accessible to Students Visual Impairments

ODHIAMBO, Joshua Adongo (IJRISS, 2024-11-11)

The inclusion of students with disabilities including those with visual impairment (VI) has become a popular trend in most countries of the world. However, students with VI still face challenges in accessing curriculum ...

Examining Community Financing of School Human Resources and its Effects on Quality Education in Kisumu County, Kenya

Sika, James Ochieng; Owiye, Duncan; Othoo, Hezekiah Adwar (Indonesian Educational Research Journal, 2024-08-31)

Education is an essential tool for human life that helps pupils to optimize their potential This Study was based Kisumu County was chosen for its below average KCSE mean score of 4.08 (D+) in 2017 compared to the average ...

Retention of teachers on students’ academic achievement in public secondary schools in Kakamega county, Kenya

Angote, Omulama Aston; Onyango, M.Yambo John; Sika, James Ochieng (European Journal of Education Studies, 2024-09-18)

Teachers’ retention in schools has been necessary because it enhances academic attainment. The gist of this study was to evaluate the effect of teachers' retention on students’ academic achievement in public secondary ...

Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) Dataset: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Bridging Communication Barrier among the Deaf Learners

Wanzare, Lilian; Okutoyi, Joel; Kang'ahi, Maurine; Ayere, Mildred (arXiv preprint arXiv, 2024-10-23)

Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) is the primary language used by the deaf community in Kenya. It is the medium of instruction from Pre-primary 1 to university among deaf learners, facilitating their education and academic ...

Enhancing teacher practices in assessing functional performance of students with autism spectrum disorder (asd): an empirical perspective

Malasi-Nyali, Maghuwa Flora; Adoyo, Peter Oracha (European Journal of Education Studies, 2024-09-27)

Youth students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at higher risk of functional skills deficiency, which presents a barrier to the acquisition of academic skills. This study examines teachers’ practices in determining ...

Analysis of expressive and receptive kenyan sign language skills among primary deaf children in western region, kenya

Unknown author (European Journal of Special Education Research, 2024-09-09)

Research has shown that deaf children of hearing parents, who constitute 95% of the deaf community, find challenges in acquiring both sign and spoken languages. This study examined the competence of deaf children in ...

Determination of the class repetition rates for 2011 cohort of pupils in public primary schools in Transzoia west, Kenya

Onyango, Duncan James; Sika, James Ochieng; Gogo, Julius Otieno (European Journal of Education Studies, 2024-07-17)

Education remains the most critical component for economic development and social progression in any society. Governments, policymakers and civil societies have emphasised the need to invest more in education and ensure ...

Advancing AI education: Assessing Kenyan in-service teachers' preparedness for integrating artificial intelligence in competence-based curriculum

Fundi, Maxwell; Sanusi, Ismaila Temitayo; Sunday, Solomon; Oyelere, Mildred Ayere (Elsevier, 2024-05-01)

With the advancement of technology, emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) have also been growing rapidly and becoming more common than ever before. Kenya has taken tremendous steps in adopting the use of ...

Involvement of Student Councils in the Supervision of their Welfare on Discipline in Secondary Schools in Migori County, Kenya

Adhanja, A .Rose; Kawasonga, Marcellus; Olel, Maureen (Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy, 2024-05-24)

Students’ councils leadership is a participatory form of governance, which exist worldwide and can improve discipline of learners. In Kenya, it was established in 2009 after the burning of caporal punishment, between the ...

Examining community financing of secondary education lunch programmes and their effect on provision of quality education in Kisumu county, Kenya

Owiye, Duncan Otieno; Sika, James Ochieng; Olel, Maureen (European Journal of Education Studies, 2024-04-18)

The effectiveness of public financial support for secondary education is an issue of concern given the delay in submitting government grants, challenges of increased enrolment and inadequate resources to support quality ...

Gender Differences in Attitudes towards Chemistry Curriculum Content and Performance in Chemistry

Wanzala, Josephine N.; Othuon, Lucas; Okwach, Tony (East African Journal of Educational, Social Science, and Humanities Research, 2023)

Chemistry is one of the essential science subjects in most professional courses at the university level. Poor performance in chemistry limits the opportunity to take professional courses like medicine, veterinary medicine, ...

Teacher’s views on the relevance of secondary school English curriculum: implications for policy, practice and theory

Kivihya, Carolyn D.; Indoshi, Francis C.; Samuel O. Oyoo (oapub, 2024)

The English curriculum in schools in Kenya is prepared by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). This institute mainly relies on input from curriculum experts at the national level, denying classroom ...

Turnitin: When online learning and cultural values intersect: Indonesian EFL students’ voices

Usman, Jarjani; Zulfikar, Teuku; Yusuf, Yusri; Zainuddin, Zamzami; Lugendo, Dorine (Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc., 2022-09-24)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, all lecturers had to replace their physical classroom teaching mode with online learning, albeit with challenges experienced by students and lecturers. Drawing upon Hofstede's cultural dimensions ...

Metaphorical expressions for successful doctoral study abroad

Usman, Jarjani; Zainuddin, Zamzami; Lugendo, Dorine; Maskur, Maskur; Murni, Murni (Englisia: Journal of Language, Education, and Humanities, 2023-10-11)

Timely positive feedback to students pursuing a Ph. D. program motivates completion. Drawing upon Skinner's Reinforcement theory and Lakoff and Johnson's Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), this study aimed at uncovering ...

Examining the challenges of availability of Kiswahili teaching and learning resources and strategies for enhancing academic performance in Kiswahili in Alego Usonga Sub County, Kenya

Sika, James Ochieng; Ochieng, Fredrick Akanga (Indonesian Educational Research Journal, 2023-12-23)

his study explores the factors behind poor Kiswahili performance in selected schools within the Alego-Usonga Sub-County. Kiswahili is learned globally for diverse purposes, including research, travel in East and Central ...