The main objective of the study was to determine the impact of educational fees on the dropout rate in selected boarding secondary schools of the Southern Province. The study tried to establish whether there were pupils who fell out of the school system due to the increase in educational fees.The...
Download PDF ↓Exploration of personality is important because academic achievement of the child cannot be understood from cognitive processes alone. Extraversion and introversion are important aspects of personality. Research studies (Riding, 1979; Open, 1976; Anthony, 1982; Elliot, 1972 and Finlayson, 1970)...
Download PDF ↓The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between extra-curricular activities and pupil discipline in High Schools. The objectives were: (i) to find out common offences committed by pupils, (ii) types of extra-curricular activities in high schools, (iii) relationship between...
Download PDF ↓There have been many acts of serious indiscipline among pupils in high schools during both the pre and post independence eras in Zambia. A number of factors may contribute to indiscipline among pupils in schools. The purpose of this study was to find out whether there was a relationship between...
Download PDF ↓The study profiled the socio-economic backgrounds of students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) and Copperbelt University (CBU). The main purpose of the study was to find out whether socio-economic factors such as students' parent / guardians' occupation, education, income, student's place of...
The study advanced the thesis that effects of teacher instructional supervision include the improvement of teaching, learning and achievement. The purpose of the study was to find out (1) the relationship between teacher instructional supervision by subject inspector, headteachers and heads of...
Download PDF ↓The dissertation reports an investigation of the relationship between the phrasing of examination questions and candidates' interpretation and response. The investigation emanated from a suspicion that the inappropriate phrasing of questions was one of the major causes of candidates' poor...
Download PDF ↓In a system where academic qualifications determine the potential affluence of its citizens by way of employment, the relationship between what is taught and what is examined deserves to be considered in detail. An insight into the nature of the relationship between the syllabus and the...
Download PDF ↓This observational study was designed to investigate the relationship of class size to teaching styles and teacher - pupil interactions in geography. This study focused on the secondary school classes at senior level encompassing grades 10 to 12. Class sizes in these grades tend to be large, not...
Download PDF ↓The background to this study had its genesis from the fact that little was known about how illiterate and semi-literate adults learnt about environmental sustainability in rural Zambia. In recent years, there has been a great need for education for all (EFA), not only youths or those that attend...
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