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An article published by International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research Volume 3, Issue 4, 2015
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The study examined the relationship between mathematics anxiety and academic performance in mathematics of junior secondary school students in Maiduguri Metropolis. The study used both correlational and causal comparative research. Four hundred and forty three students were involved in the study. Mathematics Anxiety Questionnaire (MAQ) was used to collect data. Frequency counts, percentages, t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used in analyzing the data. The results showed...
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INTRODUCTION Problem-based learning harmonized with education in and for the community is the cornerstone of the curriculum for the undergraduate medical degree at Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa. In tutorials, students construct knowledge and learn to work collaboratively while interacting with one another in their search for solutions to a pedagogically modeled health issue based on a patient. Problems cover students' needs defined by the learning cycle of the second year...
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This dissertation is concerned with quality factors affecting academic performance of students in secondary schools in Tanzania mainland case of selected Public Secondary Schools in Tanga. The study rests on the following objectives: to identify quality factors available in secondary schools that affect academic performance of students and to examine the role of quality factors on academic performance of students in secondary schools in Tanga. Finally, the study was aimed to establish...
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The philosophy of social inclusion is embedded in current legislation of the convention of child rights and the requirement of equal opportunities for those with disability (Salamanca Statement, 1994). Inclusive education entails taking care of all students including those with special needs like physical, mental or developmental. This paper reports the outcome of a study that assessed the level of teachers’ and school administrators’ preparedness to handle inclusive education. The...
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E-learning is an area that has been embraced by many universities and other institutions of higher learning in many developing countries. An attempt to install and use e-Learning equipment and facilities has been met by many challenges. These are in hardware, software and manpower development to meet the needs of the students and staff. Provision of sustained technical support to the end-users is an area that has been overlooked in the adoption of e-learning platforms across the higher...
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A research thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Education (special needs education) in the school of education of Kenyatta University. LB 4719 .K4G3
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In response to climate change and variability, farmers use various adaptation strategies. This study examines theeffectiveness of those adaptation strategies in ensuring farmers’ food security in rural villages of Boricha fromsouthern Ethiopia. In addition to data obtained from meteorological stations, cross-sectional data is collectedinterviewing 208 farm households. Analyses show that there is climate change and variability in the area andhousehold adapt using various strategies. Two-Stage...
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The study sought to establish and compare the impact of guidance and counselling services on students’ behaviour modification in social and emotional adjustment in the selected public urban and rural secondary schools in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. The study adopted ex post-facto causal comparative research design The research population was form 4 students in 24 secondary schools from municipality: Eldoret, Naivasha and Nakuru,and rural/district: Uasin Gishu, Kuresoi and Molo Simple...
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Safety of learners is central to the provision of education in any country. Learning institutions in Kenya have continued to experience different disasters emanating from inappropriate school physical infrastructure among other factors (Mwangi, 2008). It is in this respect that this study assessed Safety Status of Physical Infrastructure in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi West Region with an aim of giving recommendations regarding safety in schools. All (25) public secondary schools in...
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This is a book of great importance to judges, legal practitioners and academic lawyers. John Higgins (Professor and Fellow in the Department of English at the University of Cape Town) has contributed prolifically for nearly 30 years to the international debates on the two themes this book addresses. The first is what academic freedom is, or could or should be, in a democratic South Africa. The second relates to the positioning of the humanities in higher education policy.
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The question of climate change is a topical issue as is shown by the numerous publications on the subject during the last few years. However few publications lay emphasis on populations considered to be particularly exposed to the problem of climate change (by location or by activity) and on the impact of religion on these beliefs. In this study, two groups of Cameroon farmers working in two distinctive zones: Equatorial and Sudano-Sahelian were interviewed about their social representation...
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Fish supplies more than 87% of the animal protein in Nigeria, and more than 90% of coastal communities depend solely on fishing and fisheries related activities for their survival. Available information however, shows that Nigeria’s inland water bodies are producing less than 13% of their estimated fishery potential. And domestic demand for fish has never been met by dependence on output from available aquatic sources. Nigeria therefore imports over US$ 200 million worth of frozen fish per...
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For over three decades now, research on undergraduate student pedagogy has shifted focus from an error analysis tradition to an emphasis on learner needs.As part of this shift, we examined the needs of students who offered Communicative Skills in an English-medium university in Ghana, and whether their needs were discipline-specific.Data were collected from two hundred and forty students and twenty lecturers, using a two-pronged sampling method.Major results showed a great need for grammar...
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This study was carried out in Didessa catchment, which is situated in the south-west part of Blue Nile River Basin. This part of the basin is very important due to the location of the place where different water resources development are undertaking, like the Grand Renaissance dam and other development projects, So it was crucial to study and evaluate the potential impacts of climate change on the hydrology and water resources availability. Future Climate change scenarios of precipitation,...