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Reading is at the core of the educational experience and one’s ability to read is essential if they are to succeed in society. However, many Zambian children are not able to read at the expected grade level. These low literacy levels led the Zambian government to introduce a new literacy language...

Teachers are key factors in any educational system anywhere in the world. As such, their initial training before they enter the teaching profession is crucial and should be handled with much attention

The spread of Christianity to Africa and Zambia in particular fulfilled the command of Jesus Christ to take the Good News to the whole world. Different Christian missionaries came to Zambia and used various strategies to convert the Africans to the new religion. Africans converted to Christianity...

Inclusive education is a new phenomenon in the Zambian education system. It has been implemented in some districts of'North-Western Province. One of the districts implementing it is Solwezi. Since it is a new phenomenon, it has had some problems in its implementation. The purpose of the study was...

This study investigated whether or not primary school teachers utilized learner’s emergent literacy in teaching conventional literacy to Grade 1 learners. The study also investigated on other means the teachers applied to utilize emergent literacy and what challenges they encountered in their...

Since 2000 the performance of pupils in French composition has been deteriorating. Research by Habimana (2010) revealed that the pupils who were studying French were finding composition writing most difficult among the four components of the French paper. The Examination council of Zambia‘s...

Pupil absenteeism from national practical examinations has been and continues to be a major disciplinary problem amongst pupils in Zambian schools. It was thought that absenteeism from practical examinations could be seen as a consequence of an interaction of many factors, some of which include...

Motivation is a fundamental factor that reinforces and regulates the learners’ interest to engage in learning. However, motivation of the learners in a classroom has different perceptions from both teachers’ and pupils’ perspective. Although there is a general view that a teacher is the source of...

The study was conducted in Petauke district, which lies in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The study investigated teachers’ questioning practices in mathematics at Grade 11 level in four selected secondary schools and used the findings to inform mathematics teachers. Although questioning is a...