Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Students’ perceptions regarding interventions to reduce substance use and its concomitant impact on competence among adolescents in public secondary schools in Uganda
(Journal of Educational Sciences and Psychology, 2015)Background: Psychoactive substance use interventions have been well document to be more effective when participatory rather than prescriptive. Despite many calculable evidences examining PASU prevention, there was paucity ... -
Grit Predicts Academic Achievement among Undergraduate Science Teachers at a University of Science and Technolog
(Qeios, 2023)Background: Research shows that grit is one of the non-cognitive factors that affect academic achievement among college students. As a result, grit has of late attracted attention among academic circles. Methods: We used ... -
Ornate PhDs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Purpose and Quality Concerns
(Academia Letters, 2021)In academia, every maneuver follows, or should seem to have a purpose. In view of that, an earned doctoral degree is primarily purposed in training and educating new scholars in preparation for the development of knowledge ... -
Family Socioeconomic Status, Religiosity and Alcohol Use among Secondary School Adolescents in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality, Uganda
(African Journal of Teacher Education, 2018)This paper reports research on levels of family socioeconomic status, religiosity and alcohol use among secondary school adolescents in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality, Uganda (BIM). The study employed a cross- sectional ... -
Groupwork: effect of cooperative learning method on academic performance in English language among pupils in Universal Primary Education schools in Kashari, Uganda
(Cogent Education, 2022)As compared to traditional modes of delivery, cooperative learning (CL), as a teaching method, is said to be effective in improving learners’ academic achievement. A plethora of studies underscore CL as a strategy of ... -
Nexus between Family Socioeconomic Status and Alcohol Consumption Moderated by Religiosity among Secondary School Adolescents in Uganda
(Journal of Education Research and Rural Community Development,, 2020)This paper focuses on the relationship between family socioeconomic status and alcohol consumption. It further covers the moderation effect of religiosity on the relationship between family socioeconomic status and alcohol ... -
Association between Inspirational Leadership Traits and Job Commitment among Secondary School Teachers in a Remote District of Uganda
(Canadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies, 2021)Aim: Establishing the association between the dimensions of perceived inspirational leadership traits and job commitment among secondary school teachers. Methods: It was cross-sectional, with quantitative approach. A ... -
An Exploration of Learning Strategies Employed by Prisoners on Correctional Education in Luzira Prison
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2015)This study aimed at exploring learning strategies employed by prisoners on formal and vocational training in Luzira prisons, Uganda. It adopted across sectional survey design with a mixed methods approach to collect data, ... -
Institutional Policy Implementation and Uganda’s Mineral Resources Management
(American Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 2024)Purpose: This study examines the Mediating effect of Institutional Policy Implementation on Uganda’s Mineral Resource Management. Materials and Methods: The study uses a cross-sectional design suggested by Bell et al., ... -
Monitoring Operations and Uganda’s Mineral Resources Management
(International Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development, 2023)Purpose: This study investigates the moderating role of Monitoring Operations of Institutional Policy Implementation in Uganda's Mineral Resources Management. Methodology: A cross-sectional design has been used in this ... -
Bridging the Gap from Data to Evidence-Based HIV Prevention in Uganda
(Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014)Uganda’s current HIV prevalence rate of 7.2 % shows an increase in the number of new HIV cases (UNAIDS, 2012), with 80% of new infections accounted for by heterosexual transmission (Uganda AIDS Commission, 2012). Risky ... -
Study Habits Among Students in Primary Teachers’ Colleges in SouthWestern Uganda
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2022)The purpose of the study was to assess the study habits of students in primary teachers’ colleges in South Western Uganda. The research anchored on the Postpositivist philosophy adopted a cohort longitudinal survey research ... -
Entry Academic Scores as a Predictor of Terminal Academic Achievement among Students in Primary Teachers’ Colleges in South-Western Uganda
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2022)The purpose of the research was to establish the influence of entry scores on students’ performance in final examinations in primary teachers’ colleges in South Western Uganda. The research anchored on postpositivist ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance of Primary Teachers’ College Students in South-Western Uganda
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2022)The purpose of the research was to establish the perceived determinants of academic performance of primary teachers’ College (PTC) students in South Western Uganda. The researchers anchored on social constructivist philosophy ... -
Parental Engagement as a Predictor of Academic Performance among Secondary School Learners in Sheema District, Uganda
(American Journal of Psychology, 2023)Purpose: Globally, parents' engagement in their children's education has been found to result in improved academic success. This study investigated the prediction effect of parental engagement on students’ academic performance ... -
The Relationship between Remuneration and Teacher Performance in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Kasese District
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2020)The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between remuneration and teachers' performance in government aided secondary schools in Kasese District. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design with a ... -
Social Demographic Characteristics and Teachers’ Performance in Government Aided Secondary Schools: Evidence from Ugand
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publication, 2022)In this study, we aimed at examining the association between social demographic characteristics of teachers and their performance in government-aided secondary school Kasese district southwestern Uganda. Using purposive ... -
Improving students’ cognitive process in biology using concept mapping and cooperative mastery learning strategies
(International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 2022)Students’ performance in biology in Rwanda National Examinations has been reported to be unsatisfactory. This demands teachers to shift to methods that enable students to acquire meaningful learning. In an attempt to cope ... -
Switching from Knowledge to Competence-Based Teachings: Biology Teachers’ Attitudes and Instructional Practices
(European Journal of Mathematics and Science Education, 2023)The study investigated the attitudes of Biology teachers towards the Biology Competence-Based Curriculum (BCBC) and their instructional practices at the lower secondary school level in Nyamagabe district, Rwanda. A descriptive ... -
Towards Sustainability in Seed Supply for African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell,1822) Culture in Kenya: Lessons from Asian Catfishes Industry
(Aquaculture Research, 2024)The culture of African cat-fish, Clarias gariepinus, is constrained by the high mortality of fry, occasioning a shortage of high-quality seeds for stocking by farmers. Asia, a continent with many success stories for ...
