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Academic interest, engagement and academic performance among secondary school students
(Makerere University, 2014)The study set out to establish the relationship between interest, engagement and academic performance among secondary school students. It was conducted in four secondary schools around Kampala, government and private, both ... -
Acoli learners’ challenges in articulating the received pronunciation of English in primary schools, Gulu District.
(Makerere University, 2014-09)This study investigated the effect of the English Vowel and consonant sounds missing in Acoli and the Acoli stress patterns on the learners’ articulation of the Received Pronunciation (RP) of English in primary schools, ... -
Analysis of the influence of digital communication behaviour on secondary school learners’ writing tasks: Implications for functional approach to teaching English
(2015-10)Today, English is considered the international lingua franca dominating sectors of commerce, recreation, education and technology. This means that people are challenged to learn and acquire the linguistic and equally ... -
Aspects of the fishery and biology of the African Catfish Clarias Gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) amidst environmental changes in Lake Wamala (Uganda)
(Makerere University, 2015-05)Environmental changes are some of the factors that affect fisheries and biological characteristics of fishes. The African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) has biological characteristics that enable it to persist ... -
Assessing teachers’ ethical performance: A case study of selected rural and peri-urban secondary schools in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2014-04)The study was undertaken to find out the moral challenges that teachers meet while performing their duties considering what characterizes a ‗good teacher‘ in the context of moral values and virtues. Even when a teacher is ... -
Assessing the effects of academic staff turnover on institutional performance A case study of Gulu University
(Makerere University, 2017-12)The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between academic staff turnover and institutional performance of Gulu University. The objectives were to; find the relationship between academic staff turnover and ... -
Challenges in communicating East African Community integration: A case study of the Ministry Of East African Community Affairs, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)The study was conceived out of the need to find out why there are low levels of awareness about East African integration in Uganda in spite of all the communication and information dissemination efforts of the Ministry of ... -
Characterizing the genetic diversity of finger millet in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-08)Finger millet [Eleusine corocana (L) Gaertn.] is a staple cereal, widely cultivated in the Eastern, Northern, North-western, and South-western parts of Uganda and in many other semi-arid regions of Eastern and Southern ... -
Civil society organizations in the promotion and protection of children’s right from economic exploitation: A case study of Anppcan, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-11)The study explored Civil Society Organizations and the promotion and protection of children’s right from economic exploitation: A case study of ANPPCAN. The study set out to study: the role of Civil Society Organizations ... -
Commitment and supportive supervision as correlates of academic staff performance in the College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University.
(Makerere University, 2014)The study sought to investigate the relationship between commitment and supportive supervision to academic staff performance in College of Education and External Studies (CEES), Makerere University. It was guided by two ... -
The contribution of the Internet to the development of research in higher institutions of learning: Case study - St. Mary’s National Seminary, Ggaba
(Makerere University, 2014-05)Today, there is an era of the Internet generation where children are born and grow the modern means of communication. These include smart phones, tablets, kindles, palm tops, laptops, net tops, wearable computers and many ... -
The contribution of tutor development programmes on academic performance of Grade V science student teachers: A case study of selected National Teachers’ Colleges in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012)This study was carried out in four National Teachers colleges in Uganda, the purpose of the study was to investigate and establish the contributions of Tutor professional development programmes on academic performance of ... -
Covariates of students’ academic performance in the School of Education, College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2014-12)This study sought to establish whether multitasking, discipline and financing are covariates of academic performance by undergraduate students in the School of Education, College of Education and External Studies, Makerere ... -
Determinants of students' academic performance in private secondary schools in Wakiso district.
(2015-11)The study examined the determinant of students’ academic performance in highly performing private secondary schools in Wakiso District, Uganda. The study objectives were; to establish student characteristics that influence ... -
Direct and indirect teacher corrective feedback and learners’ writing ability in secondary schools
(Makerere University, 2015-04)The purpose of this study was to find out the better strategy in helping learners revise and edit their grammar errors in writing; a strategy that helps them think about their errors, process the corrections and attempt ... -
Educational policies and academic performance of students in selected public secondary schools in Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2014-12)The study sought to investigate the influence of educational policies on academic performance in selected secondary schools in Wakiso District. It was guided by three objectives to examine the effect of curriculum, pedagogical ... -
The effect of strategic planning on academic performance of students in Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)
(Makerere University, 2014-11)In modern times, the role of education has been fundamental in society. Of recent, educational institutions have also actively engaged in improving academic performance by strategically adopting planning mechanisms and ... -
Effectiveness of teaching and learning Geography fieldwork through rural periodic mobile markets Ofrubabo County, Rukungiri District
(Makerere University, 2015)The study set out to establish the effectiveness of fieldwork teaching and learning as carried out in rural Periodic Mobile Markets in secondary schools of Rubabo county, Rukungiri district. It was guided by three research ... -
Effectiveness of teaching and learning process in selected O’level secondary schools in Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11)This study titled “effectiveness of teaching and learning process” was carried in five selected O’level secondary school in Kampala District. It was prompted by ESA’s National Inspection of 2002/2003 which found that ... -
Effects of employee relations on teachers’ performance in government aided primary schools in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-02)The study was about examining the effects of employee relations on teachers’ performance in government aided primary schools in Wakiso District. Its purpose was to investigate the extent to which employee relations affected ...