Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Nutritional physico-chemical composition of pumpkin pulp for value addition: Case of selected cultivars grown in Uganda
(African Journal of Food Science, 2020-09)Pumpkin is one of the underutilized fruit-vegetables in Uganda although it is one of the crops believed to have carotenoids with pro-vitamin A activity that are not common to many other crops. While other crops are being ... -
Assessment of stress levels among teachers of learners with special needs in primary schools in Mbarara District, Uganda
(International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 2020)Teachers of learners with special needs in primary schools are faced with different stress levels associated with special needs learners, for example, limited support, poor students’ behavior, un friendly classroom environment ... -
Effect of Problem-Based Learning Instruction On Secondary School Physics Students In Understanding Of Electromagnetic Waves
(Voice of Research, 2021)The study of electromagnetic waves helps physics students acquire knowledge which is relevant to solving problems in their daily life. Helping students maximize knowledge acquisition has become key in science education ... -
Perceptions of Teaching Approach and Academic Performance among Senior Two Students in Musanze: Mediating Role of Mathematics Anxiety and Career Aspiration
(International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2022)This empirical study sought to examine gender differences and the relationships between students’ perceptions of mathematics teaching, mathematics anxiety, career aspirations, and academic performance. The study utilized ... -
Parenting Styles and Self-Efficacy among Secondary School Students in Ibanda North, Ibanda District, Uganda
(International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 2021)The main purpose of the current study was to analyze the relationship between parenting styles and self-efficacy among secondary school students in Ibanda North, Ibanda district Uganda. The study also examined the contribution ... -
Evaluation of faecal analysis as an indirect method for determination of chimpanzee dietary composition
(Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 2020)The study used 2,635 chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) faecal samples and each sample was analysed while wet, and after drying. The two methods used in this analysis were proportional (5%) scores and volume ... -
The Effect of Professional Training on In-service Secondary School Physics 'Teachers' Motivation to Use Problem-Based Learning
(International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2022-08)Professional training for in-service teachers is at an utmost level to improve their teaching practices. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of professional training on in-service secondary school physics ... -
Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal
(Journal of personality and social psychology, 2013)This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: Human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). In Study ... -
Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy on the Relationship Between Instruction and Students’ Mathematical Reasoning
(Journal on Mathematics Education, 2021)Literature is well-stocked with studies confirming that an instructional approach, self-efficacy, and mathematical reasoning skills are critical for enhancing students’ conceptual understanding and achievement in mathematics. ... -
Exploring the Barriers to Effective Cooperative Learning Implementation in School Mathematics Classrooms
(Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2019)Literature is replete with research confirming the benefits of cooperative learning on students’ academic achievement and attitude towards mathematics. Despite these benefits, cooperative learning implementation in most ... -
Exploring Students’ Algebraic Reasoning on Quadratic Equations: Implications for School-Based Assessment
(International Conference to Review Research in Science, Technology, and Mathematics Education, 2020)The first encounter with abstract mathematical reasoning impedes the understanding of algebra for most students at lower secondary education levels, which continues to upper levels and beyond. A descriptive survey research ... -
Effect of Active Learning through the Heuristic Problem-Solving Approach on Students’ Achievement in Linear Programming
(The International Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Learning, 2022)This study examined the effect of active learning through the heuristic problem-solving approach on students’ achievement in linear programming (LP). The participants were 608 eleventh-grade students from eight public and ... -
Difficulties in understanding mechanical waves: Remediated by problem-based instruction
(Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022)This study aimed at analyzing the impact of problem-based learning (PBL) in improving physics students’ conceptual understanding of mechanical waves. This study used a quasi-experimental, pretest–post-test control group ... -
Data on students’ mathematical reasoning test scores: A quasi-experiment
(Data in Brief, 2020)The data presented here were collected from 301 grade 11 students selected from six public secondary schools within one district. These students participated in a quasi- experimental study whose aim was to investigate the ... -
Data collected to measure the impact of problem-based learning and document physics classroom practices among Ugandan secondary schools
(Data in Brief, 2022)This dataset comprises data collected from three measures; (a) 419 students who completed the mechanical waves conceptual survey (MWCS), (b) the same students (419 students) who completed the views about sciences survey ... -
Applying the Solo Taxonomy in Assessing and Fostering Students’ Mathematical Problem-Solving Abilities
(Science and Technology Education, 2020)This paper examines how the Structure of the Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) taxonomy can influence assessment and instructional approaches in fostering students’ mathematical problem solving abilities. To answer this ... -
An Analysis of Prospective Teachers’ Mathematical Reasoning on Number Concepts
(African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences, 2019)This paper presents and discusses results of a case study that was carried out to understand the mathematical reasoning of 73 second year student teachers at a university in Zambia. The paper also demonstrates why it is ... -
Secondary School Students’ Motivation Profiles for Physics Learning: Relations with Cognitive Learning Strategies, Gender, Attitudes and Individual Interest
(African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021)For efficient and effective pedagogical interventions to address Uganda’s alarmingly poor performance in Physics, it is vital to understand students’ motivation patterns for Physics learning. Latent profile analysis (LPA)—a ... -
The Relationship between Cognitive Activation, Self-efficacy, Achievement Emotions and (Meta)cognitive Learning Strategies among Ugandan Biology Learners
(African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021)According to the control-value theory of achievement emotions, the influence of cognitive activation teaching strategies on students’ effective use of Cognitive and Meta-Cognitive (CMC) learning strategies is mediated by ... -
Relations between perceived teacher’s autonomy support, cognitive appraisals and boredom in physics learning among lower secondary school students
(International Journal of STEM Education, 2021)Background: Boredom during learning activities has the potential of impeding attention, motivation, learning and eventually achievement. Yet, research focusing on its possible antecedents seems to have received less attention ...