Search
Now showing items 1-7 of 7
An Exploration of Factors that Contribute to Low Performance in Physics: A Case of a Secondary School in Kenya
(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 ...
Effects of Performance Ranking in Mathematics on Students’ and Teachers’ Identity Development
(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 ...
Implementing Language-in- Education Policy in Multilingual Mathematics Classrooms: Pedagogical Implications
(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 ...
Students’ experiences of seeking injustice-induced help in a Mathematics classroom
(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 ...
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 ...