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Throughout the study of physics, mathematical related terms, facts, figures and concepts are learned. Although the relationship between mathematics and physics is evident and interwoven, no studies of Zambian origin have focused on how mathematical concepts should be understood and used by...

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against girls and women is a threatening global phenomenon that seems to resonate in every aspect of life including educational settings; and in most cases the perpetrators are the men and boys while the victims are women and girls. GBV is a violation of human rights...

The study was an assessment of quality special educational needs provision in special units attached to mainstream schools in Muchinga and Northern provinces. The objectives of the study were to establish the quality of special educational needs provision in special units, to assess the quality...

The study was undertaken in Chipata and Ng’ombe compounds of Lusaka Urban District of Zambia, to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of community members towards the aged. Chipata Compound is 11.6km from town centre to the North of Lusaka District. Ng’ombe is 12.9km from town centre to...

This study was an evaluation of instructional strategies pre-school teachers used to present Reading Readiness Activities (RRA) to prepare pre-schoolers for Grade One reading in selected Pre – schools in Kabompo and Solwezi Districts of the North Western Province of Zambia. The study employed...

This study aimed at identifying which topics pupils perceived as difficult to learn in high school biology based on high schools in Kasama and Mungwi districts. It also examined the reasons for these difficulties and came up with recommendations on how to overcome the difficulties. Eleven heads...

Two types of learning systems have been used at the University of Zambia (UNZA) since its founding in 1966. These were the annual system in the first 30 years, and the semester system that was introduced later in the academic year 1995/96. The semester system is the one being followed up to now....

The main aim of this study was to investigate the challenges which second grade learners face during the transition from the language of initial literacy (Nyanja) and second language of literacy (English). A sample of 80 participants drawn from five schools in Chongwe District took part in the...

The study was designed to identify challenges faced by students attending academic evening classes in selected government schools in Lusaka District.The objectives of the study were to: establish whether or not students attending academic evening classes faced any challenges; establish the extent...

Since the introduction of the Free Basic Education Policy in 2002, class sizes in most basic schools have continued rising while expansion and construction of more school infrastructure has not increased proportionately, resulting in large class sizes in most basic schools. This increase in...