By Anthony M. Wanjohi: Defense mechanisms constitute unconscious psychological strategies that are brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image (Vaillant, 1977). In a school set up, when students do strange things, teachers should work with them to find if there are other places from which they are displacing their energy….
An Analysis of KCSE 2018 Results
By Anthony M. Wanjohi: Introduction: In KCSE 2018, a total of 660,204 candidates sat for the examination. Some 338,628 students who sat for the examination were male while 321,576 were female. In terms of percentage, the representation was 51.29% for the male and 48.71% for the female students. Candidates with special needs were 1,499 in total….
Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences
Re: Invitation for Submission of Research Papers for Publication About ARJESS The African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences (ARJESS) is dedicated to scientific work geared towards theory development, policy formulation and action plan in Education and Social spheres in Africa’s developing economies. The journal is open access (free access), published online and continually…
KCSE Revision Model Papers
KCSE model papers are prepared by experts in education with an aim of helping KCSE candidates to adequately prepare for the KCSE examinations. Every year, KNEC releases KCSE Analysis reports which show areas of inadequacy. KCSE model papers major on such analysis. While these papers model typical KCSE examinations, they are not a direct gateway…
CBC Implementation Challenges and the Way Forward
By Anthony M. Wanjohi: According to KICD internal evaluation report, the implementation of Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) faced a number of challenges. This article provides an overview of the challenges and the way forward. The KICD report indicated that key among the challenges facing CBC implementation was the issue of teaching and learning resources. While…