Browsing Articles: Department of Education by Subject "mathematics"

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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 ...