| dc.contributor.author | Sila, Patrick M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-06T07:55:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-06T07:55:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | PGDE | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/28962 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main purpose of the project is to study the root causes of the poor
performance of mathematics in KCSE in Kangundo Division. The
researcher interviewed the 12 head teachers, 168 teachers 480 students. The
sample of the study was 660 respondents. The factors were studied under the
variables below:
Factors/ circumstances leading to poor performance in mathematics
Methods teachers' use to improve the performance of mathematics
The challenge of the teacher-student ratio in categories for the special need
of each students' the researcher established that; ..
The government should employ more teachers in order to ease the premise
from this grass-roots.
Also the government should regulate the mathematics syllabus by removing
some topics such as surds and emphasis on those topics, which are
developmental, oriented such as income tax. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | A study to investigate the causes of poor performance of mathematics subject in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in Kangundo Division, Machakos District | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| local.publisher | College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi | en |
