Since Independence, Zambia has made significant steps forward in many areas of development, and the educational system has played a key role in ensuring the future prosperity of the country. The secondary school teaching force has in the past been dependent on expatriate manpower, however the...
Download PDF ↓The proportion of the mineral phases in the Chinkombe ilmenite was estimated by point counting under under a Reflected Light Microscope.Reduction experiments were carried out on pellets made from mixtures of the ore and graphite in predetermined proportions, in the temperature range of 1173 to...
Download PDF ↓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...
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