Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Analysis of The Effect of Integrating ICT In The Teaching Process in Primary Schools In Kisumu County
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT In September 2006 the Ministry of Education (MOE)introduced Information and Communication Technology (ICT)syllabus in curriculum of Primary 1Teacher (PIT) education, to equip the teacher trainees with understanding ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation of Strengthening Mathematics and Science Programme in Public Secondry Schoos in Emuhaya Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Secondary School Education (SMASSE) is important for Mathematics and Science Teachers in Kenya in effective and efficient curriculum delivery through Activity Student Experiment ... -
Ecological Factors Influencing Large Herbivore Distribution in Ruma National Park in Homabay County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Understanding ecological factors influencing large grazing herbivores distribution (LHD) in . terrestrial ecosystems is a fundamental goal of ecology. However, herbivores are distributed in areas where they can maximize ... -
Perceptions of Selected Stakeholders On Influence Of Principals' Leadership Styles On Participation of Female Students in Education in Mixed Day Secondary Schools In Rachuonyo South Sub County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)ABSTRACT The principal has a responsibility of enhancing students' participation in terms of enrolment, attendance and completion in secondary education. Worldwide, studies have shown that principals use different ... -
Teachers' and Students' Perceptions On Guidance And Counselling Role in Addressing Bullying Behavior in Public Secondary Schools In Kisumu-East District, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Bullying behaviour subjects many students to physical, social and psychological suffering. Despite it being illegal in schools, studies indicated that bullying is 80-100% prevalent in public secondary schools in Kisumu ... -
Multilevel Analysis Applied to Binary Data: Malaria Prevalence in Sauri Millenium Village, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Millennium Villages Project is an initiative that is meant to demonstrate that the millennium development goals could be achieved in an integrated approach in putting a combination of interventions in place. Among these ... -
Ufasiri Kipragmatiki Wa Diskosi Katika Gazeti La Taifa Leo Juu Ya Uhifadhi Wa Misitu Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)IKISIRI Matumizi ya mikakati mbalimbali ya kipragmatiki katika diskosi huweza kuzua utata katika kufasiri ujumbe ulionuiwa kumfikia msomaji au msikilizaji. Tamko la msemaji au mwandishi fulani huweza kufasiriwa na ... -
Determinants of Home Delivery Among Women Aged 11-50 Years in Kacheliba Sub-County, West Pokot County, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2018)The vast majority of women who deliver outside the health facilities give birth at home, where risk of mortality is high. It has been estimated that decreasing the proportion of home deliveries reduces perinatal and ... -
Mathematical Model Incorporating Screening of Immigrants as A Control Against The Spread of Ebola
(Maseno University, 2017)Ebola Disease Outbreak (EVD) is an acute and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees). The disease is caused by infection with a virus of the family of Filoviridae, genus ... -
Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants, Phytochemical Analysis, Educational and Economic Values Of The University Botanic Garden, Maseno - Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)ABSTRACT A botanic garden is an area set aside and maintained by an organization for growing and studying various groups of plants for aesthetic, conservation, economic, educational, recreational and scientific purposes. ... -
Prevalence and Geographical Distribution of Single and Multiple Species of Helminth Infestations in Primary School Children in Kisumu Municipality
(Maseno University, 2014)Helminth infestations is one of the neglected tropical diseases that affects over 90 million school aged children in Africa. It is a major public health problem especially in communities with poor sanitation and hygiene ... -
The Role of Resource Partitioning and Size Structure in The Coexistence of Nile Perch (Lates Niloticus Linnaeus 1758) Al'.1) Haplochromine Spp., In Lake Sare, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)The disappearance of haplochromines in Lake Victoria has been attributed to. among other factors, predation by the introduced Nile perch, Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758). Lake Sare a satellite lake with an open direct ... -
Guidance and Counselling Services and Their Influence on Students' Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Bureti Sub County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Individual, Group and Peer Guidance and Counselling (G&C) services in Secondary Schools are conceived as important services towards strengthening students' character and academic achievement. In Bureti Sub County performance ... -
An Assessment of Awareness Level On Contraceptives and Their Use by College Students in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)ABSTRACT Reproductive health problems account for 18.4% of the global disease burden. In Kenya, this burden of reproductive health manifests as a high rate of unplanned pregnancies, abortions and sexually transmitted ... -
Growth, quality and yield responses of some new sugarcane Varieties to rates of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers in Kibos -western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)About 60% of the world's sucrose comes from sugarcane (Saccharum ojjicinarum L.). In Kenya, sugar is produced exclusively from sugarcane grown in the Nyanza, part of the Rift Valley the Western Kenya sugar belts and Kwale ... -
Factors Influencing Implemntation of Computer Aided Electronic Learning in Public Secondary Schools in Nandi South District, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)ABSTRACT Introduction of Free Primary Education in Kenya contributed to increased enrolment in secondary schools. Reports from the District Education Office, Nandi South indicated that the district had 8016 pupils against ... -
The Seasonal Dynamics of Equatorial Spread-F Over Puerto Maldonado - South America
(Maseno University, 2015)Equatorial spread-F (ESF) phenomenon refers to intense post-sunset ionospheric irregularity that occurs around the geomagnetic equator due to perturbations in the ambient plasma. It has remained a very active area of ... -
Assessment of Factors Associated With Active Trachoma in Children Aged One to Nine Years in Loima Sub-County, Turkana County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Trachoma is an infectious eyes disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. In Kenya, trachoma is the second leading cause of blindness and is hyper-endemic in West Pokot, Baringo, Kajiado, Marsabit and Turkana. ... -
Selected School Administrative, Pupil and Home-Based Challenges Affecting Pupils' Academic Performance in Public Primary Schools in Kisumu West Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Pupils' academic performance has been the subject of debate among educators. In Kisumu West Sub-county, over 55% of public primary schools posted mean scores of below 250 out of 500 marks in Kenya Certificate of Primary ... -
Challenges Faced by The Learners with Visual Impairement In Reading and Writing English Braile Grade in Selected Special Primary Schools in Kisumu and Siaya Counties - Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT Learners with visual impairment (VI) depend on Braille as a medium of instruction and communication. According to a report by the Ministry of Education, only 45 (30.6%) out of 147(100%) of learners with VI ...