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Performance rankings in education: Implications for policy and practice
(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 ...
Manifestations and meanings of cognitive conflict among mathematics students in Embu, Kenya
(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
(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 ...