Academic Performance

Association between Lifestyle and Higher Learning Students’ Academic Performance in Tanzania

Authors: Anna D. Fome (Jordan University, Tanzania), Leonce Leandry (Jordan University, Tanzania), Rasimu V. Ziya (Jordan University, Tanzania), Shadrack E. Mwakalinga (Jordan University, Tanzania) and Nicholaus Mziray (Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania) Abstract: This study sought to establish the correlation between students’ lifestyles and academic performance through a cross-sectional design. The study involved a diverse student […]

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Enhancing Students’ Academic Performance through Advance Organizers in a Cooperative Learning Classroom at a Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, Ghana

Authors: Shine Apeadido (Opoku Ware School, Kumasi, Ghana) and Prof. Mawuadem Koku Amedeker, PhD (University of Education, Winneba, Ghana) Abstract: This study was about enhancing students’ academic performance through the use of advance organisers in a cooperative learning classroom at a senior high school in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The study employed an action-research

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Classroom Assessment and Academic Performance in Ghanaian Junior High Schools Integrated Science

Authors: Richard Acheampong (Berekum College of Education, Ghana), Prof. Yaw Ameyaw, PhD(University of Education, Winneba, Ghana), and Charles Koomson, PhD (University of Education, Winneba, Ghana) Abstract: The study took place in the Sunyani municipality, the capital of the Bono region of Ghana. The purpose of the study was to investigate public and private junior high

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Impact of Language Diversity on the Secondary School Learning Process in Nyamagana District, Tanzania

Authors: Elirehema Daniel Nnko (Institute of Accountancy Arusha, Tanzania) and Nasibu Musa Kalokola (St. Augustine University of Tanzania) Abstract: This qualitative study, conducted in Nyamagana District, Tanzania, aimed to comprehensively explore the impact of linguistic diversity on the learning process within secondary education. Employing interviews, classroom observations and a literature review, the study investigated the

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Effect of Practice-Based Learning in Chemistry on Students’ Academic Performance in Rwanda

Authors: Alphonse Renzaho (University of Rwanda) and Eduidge Kampire, PhD (Ministry of Education, Rwanda) Abstract: This study sought to establish the effect of practice-based learning in Chemistry on students’ academic performance in Rwanda. The study used the quasi-experimental research design. The researchers used the pretest-posttest approach whereby prerequisite knowledge of students was tested prior to

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Perception of School Stakeholders on Shadow Education in Iringa Municipality, Tanzania

Authors: Kassim Peter Mlawa (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open University of Tanzania, Tanzania), Evaristo Andreas Mtitu, PhD (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open University of Tanzania, Tanzania) Abstract: This study investigated on the perception of school stakeholders on shadow education in Iringa Municipality through mixed approach and descriptive design. A sample of 50 participants

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Perception of School Stakeholders on the Effect of School- Home Distance on Students’ Academic Performance among Community Secondary Schools in Rorya District, Tanzania

Authors: Lilian Oneye and Daniel Onyango, PhD (Saint Augustine University of Tanzania) Abstract: The study sought to determine the perception of school stakeholders on the effect of school- home distance on students’ academic performance among community secondary schools in Rorya District, Tanzania. The study employed a convergent survey design under the mixed research approach. The

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Perceived Influence of Career Guidance and Counselling Services on Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance: A Case of Tanga City, Tanzania

Author: Dorothy Lubawa (University of Iringa, Tanzania), Colletha Ngirwa, PhD, (Open University of Tanzania), Therecia Shavega, PhD, (Open University of Tanzania) Abstract: This study examined the perceived influence of career Guidance and Counselling Services (GCS) on secondary school students’ academic performance among secondary schools in Tanga City. The study employed a mixed method approach that

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Perception of School Heads on Teachers’ Professionalism and Pupils’ Behavior as Determinants of Academic Achievement among Primary Schools in Central Nyanza, Kenya

Author: Daniel Oduor Onyango, PhD (Department of Education Foundations, St. Augustine University of Tanzania) Abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish the perception of school heads on teachers’ professionalism and pupils’ behavior as determinants for academic achievement among primary schools in Central Nyanza Region, Kenya. The study employed the descriptive survey design. The

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