Educational Foundation and Psychology: Recent submissions
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Learner Centered Instructional Methods and Observable Academic Competencies in Kiswahili Language among Secondary School Students in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda
(Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education, 2024)Effective use of instructional methods can greatly develop learners’ observable academic competencies in the Kiswahili language. The average pass falling between D1 to C4 in Kiswahili language stood at a pass-rate of 40 % ... -
Secondary school students’ attitude towards mathematics word problems
(Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2022)Students’ positive attitude towards mathematics leads to better performance and may influence their overall achievement and application of mathematics in real-life. In this article, we present the findings of an investigation ... -
Profiles of learners based on their cognitive and metacognitive learning strategy use: occurrence and relations with gender, intrinsic motivation, and perceived autonomy suppor
(Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2022)For life-long learning, an effective learning strategy repertoire is particularly important during acquisition of knowledge in lower secondary school—an educational level characterized with transition into more autonomous ... -
Data on students’ mathematical reasoning test scores: A quasi-experiment
(Data in Brief, 2020)The data presented here were collected from 301 grade1 students selected from six public secondary schools within one district. These students participated in a quasi-experimental study whose aim was to investigate the ... -
Accent and Ugandan Students’ Comprehension of Mathematical Concepts and Terms: An Experimental Study.
(African Journal of Teacher Education, 2020)The embrace of diversity and multiculturalism in education facilitates the broadening of students’ experiences as they engage with teachers and classmates from backgrounds different than their own. However, while the ... -
Socio-Cognitive-Affective Barriers to Mathematics Education in Developing Nations
(Springer, 2021)Mathematics (maths) education can be defined in terms of formal mathematics learning and teaching, typically within a primary/secondary school, college, or university context. This usually involves one or more qualified ... -
Factors and Challenges Affecting Performance of Student-teachers during their Practicum
(Journal of Education, Psychology and Social Sciences, 2015)Teachers’ practicum commonly known as School Practice (SP) forms an integral component of the teacher-training curriculum at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). SP provides the teacher-trainees with the ... -
Impact of Intrinsic Motivational Practices on Performance in Secondary School Teachers: A Cross-sectional Study in Mbarara City, Uganda
(Asian Education, 2024)Performance of secondary school teachers is sequential to intrinsic motivational practices, particularly among teachers experiencing financial strain across global in various contextual settings. This study investigated ... -
Relationship between students’ attitude towards, and performance in mathematics word problems
(Plos one, 2024)The study explored the relationship between students’ attitude towards, and performance in mathematics word problems (MWTs), mediated by the active learning heuristic problem solving (ALHPS) approach. Specifically, this ... -
Multimedia‑Aided Technologies for Effective Learning of Quantum Physics at the University Level
(Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023)Physics education has been identified as one of the public sectors that are mostly influenced by technological developments. This paper adopted the quasi-experimental pre- and post-test design to assess the effects of ... -
Assessing the impact of multimedia application on student conceptual understanding in Quantum Physics at the Rwanda College of Education
(Education and Information Technologies, 2023)Students ability to build correct knowledge relies on their understanding of concepts. Students must understand the concept well before applying it in real-life situations. With the advent of technology, teaching and ... -
Perceived School Culture and Teachers’ Job Performance in Government Aided Secondary Schools in Sheema Municipality, Uganda
(Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education., 2024)The purpose of the study was to explore the influence of perceived school culture on teachers’ job performance in government aided secondary schools in Sheema municipality, Uganda. The study was quantitative and adopted a ... -
Using the Socio-ecological Model to Explain the Findings of Prevalence and Demographic Correlates of Alcoholic Beverage Consumption among Adolescents in Public Schools in Uganda
(Qeios, 2023)Introduction: Consumption of alcohol among the youth could be attributable to socio-demographic characteristics. This paper anchors on the socio-ecological model to expound on the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates ... -
Effect of problem-based learning on students’ problem-solving ability to learn physics
(Physics Education, 2023)A learner’s success is supported by the ability to understand real-world problems. This study aimed to examine the effect of problem-based learning on problem-solving ability in the teaching and learning of physics. The ... -
Boosting learning achievement in physics among Ugandan form-2 students: effect of problem-based learning
(Physics Education, 2023)Enabling students to learn smoothly at an early stage of learning is a paramount effort that African education should takeoff. This study established the effect of problem-based learning (PBL) on students’ learning ... -
The Role of Problem-Based Learning Approach in Teaching and Learning Physics: A Systematic Literature Review
(F1000Research, 2023)Problem-based learning (PBL) is a learner-centered method in which complex real-world problems are used to stimulate students thinking and problem-solving abilities during the teaching and learning process. This systematic ... -
Quality assurance implementation and doctoral study cycle management in low resources economies
(Sociology International Journal, 2023)The Bologna Process Accord 1999 has precisely identified three study cycles; Bachelor’s degree cycle, Master’s cycle and Doctoral cycle that ought to benefit from quality assurance Policy implementation. As mentioned in ... -
Relationships of mathematics achievement with self-determined motivation and mathematics anxiety among senior two students in Northern Rwanda
(Heliyon, 2023)The most important factors affecting students’ mathematics achievement are affective-motivational factors. Grounded on self-determination theory, expectancy-value theory, and control-value theory, we examined the relationship ... -
Dataset on the relationship between students’ attitude towards, and performance in mathematics word problems, mediated by active learning heuristic problem-solving approach
(Data in Brief, 2023)The present data was applied to investigate the relation- ship between students’ attitude towards, and performance in mathematics word problems (MWTs), mediated by the active learning heuristic problem-solving (ALHPS) ... -
Challenges and Strategies of Parental Engagement among Secondary School Learners in Sheema District, Uganda
(American Journal of Education and Practice, 2023)Purpose: The study investigated challenges and strategies of parental engagement (PE) with respect to students’ academic performance (SAP) in Sheema District, South Western Uganda. Methodology: The study employed qualitative ...
