Browsing Articles: Department of Education by Author "Njiru, Samson M."
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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 ... -
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 ...