Browsing Articles: Department of Education by Author "Karuku, Simon"
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Effects of Performance Ranking in Mathematics on Students’ and Teachers’ Identity Development
Njiru, Samson Murithi; Nyaga, Milcah Njoki; Karuku, Simon (Science Publishing Group, 2019-04)Student and teacher identities are generally considered to influence students’ academic performance in Mathematics. The objective of the study reported in this paper was to investigate the effects of performance ranking ... -
An Exploration of Factors that Contribute to Low Performance in Physics: A Case of a Secondary School in Kenya
Njiru, Samson M.; Karuku, Simon (2015-08)The study reported in this paper aimed at exploring the factors that contribute to students’ low performance in physics. Study participants were 2 physics teachers (a male and a female) and 57 physics students (30 males ... -
Implementing Language-in- Education Policy in Multilingual Mathematics Classrooms: Pedagogical Implications
Halai, Anjum; Karuku, Simon (2013)In this paper, we examine selected literature on classroom-based research to understand how students and teachers (re)negotiate the language of interaction in a mathematics classroom when the official medium of instruction ... -
Manifestations and meanings of cognitive conflict among mathematics students in Embu, Kenya
Ngicho, Dickens O.; Karuku, Simon; King'endo, Madrine (ACADEMIC JOURNALS, 2020-11)Establishing how cognitive conflict is manifested by students is an important first step in understanding how teachers can utilize cognitive conflict to improve students' learning experiences. This paper presents findings ... -
Performance ranking in school mathematics in Kenya: A device that conceals and naturalizes inappropriate teaching strategies
Njiru, Samson M.; Karuku, Simon; Nyaga, Milcah Njoki (2020-08)Teaching strategies have a significant influence on students’ academic performance. This paper presents results from a qualitative study that examined the effects that performance ranking in Mathematics has on teaching ... -
Performance rankings in education: Implications for policy and practice
Njiru, Samson M.; Karuku, Simon; Nyaga, Milcah Njoki (ACADEMIC JOURNALS, 2020-11)In recent decades, school performance ranking (or ‘league table’) have become a common feature of many education systems in the world. The ranking is usually published by government and news agencies in an attempt to ... -
Students’ experiences of seeking injustice-induced help in a Mathematics classroom
Karuku, Simon; Simmt, Elaine (2012)In this paper, we describe the phenomenon of a need for help that comes about as a result of problematic classroom practices, as experienced by high school mathematics students. Through students’ experiences, we demonstrate ...