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This study set out to assess the effectiveness of concept mapping as a learning strategy in a secondary school environment under conditions that had extremely high external validity without significantly sacrificing experimental control. The study also investigated the extent to which knowledge...

This research investigated' the home background of 200 Zambia Junior Secondary School pupils, fifteen to nineteen years old, equally divided between high and low-achievers (i.e. between pupils with division I or II and division III or IV-) and matched for ability and sex. The basic rationale for...

Invasive alien species have become a serious threat to plant biodiversity in many parts of the world. Globally the threat to biodiversity due to invasive alien species is considered second only to that of habitat loss. Invasive species are thus a serious impediment to conservation and sustainable...

The purpose of this study is two-fold: 1. to identify and investigate specific characteristics of selected dimensions of teaching practice; and 2, on the basis of the findings, make possible recommendations as regards an appropriate pattern for primary teacher education teaching practice...

This study involved investigating the extent to which the new Approved Silozi Orthography was being used by both teachers and learners in the teaching and learning of Silozi at Grades 10 to 12 in selected schools in Mongu district. Specifically, the research sought to determine whether or not the...

There has been an increased frequency of drought occurrence in the Gwembe Valley in recent years.The situation, however, has not been addressed adequately due to lack of enough research on drought effects, especially the assessment of appropriateness and effectiveness of the mitigation measures...

The sale of edible caterpillars of two species, Gynanisa maja (Klug) and Gonimbrasia belina Westwood is the main economic activity through which the majority of the households in chief Kopa's chiefdom earn income. Even though edible caterpillars have been harvested every year in the chiefdom, the...

Real and potential environmental quality problems have accompanied the changes in agricultural productivity in recent decades. The development of agriculture has given rise to negative environmental impacts as large quantities of fertilizers and pesticides are used in modern agriculture to...

The dissertation reports an investigation of the type of questions and pattern of questioning used by the grade Eleven "Literature in English" teacher in Zambia. The marked dlfficulty in using higher level cognitive skills in answering the questions on the Grade Twelve school-leaving examination...

This study set out to analyze the psychometric properties of the Reading Recognition part of the Zambia Achievement Test. This test was developed by a team of researchers at the Yale University and was adapted to the Zambian situation by the University of Zambia Researchers. The test was then...