Browsing MKSU Doctoral Theses by Title
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ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY, STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES IN CENTRAL REGION, KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2022-01)Poor performance has been reported in Kenya's Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges from 2014 onwards. The goal of this study was to see if there was a link between students' Academic Self-efficacy, Stress and coping ... -
APPROPRIATENESS OF MNEMONIC TECHNIQUES ON LEARNING OUTCOMES IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MACHAKOS SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2020)Mnemonic techniques are memory strategies that help learners recall large pieces of information. They link new information to prior knowledge through the use of visual and acoustic cues. They have been proven effective ... -
ASSESSING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS TO PROMOTE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KITUI COUNTY
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ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN MASINGA RESERVOIR, KENYA
(2015)In Kenya, monitoring of heavy metal pollution is a priority area of research since their concentrations in aquatic ecosystems affect the fish industry which is a major source of livelihood.Therefore, an assessment of heavy ... -
Biomonitoring with Organism Traits and Impacts of SmallImpoundments on Stream Ecological Integrity and FoodWeb
(2015)Change of ecosystems and the associated loss of biodiversity is among the most important environmental issues. Climate change, pollution, and impoundments are considered as major drivers of biodiversity loss. Organism ... -
The Bootstrap for the FunctionalAutoregressive Model FAR(1)
(2016)Functional data analysis is a branch of statistics that deals with observationsX1,...,Xnwhich are curves. We are interested in particular in time series of dependent curves and,specifically, consider the functional ... -
Characterisation of key pests of amaranth and nightshades in Kenya and development of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
(2018)Scanty information is available concerning the identity of the major pests of amaranth and African nightshades in Kenya and associated damage. The natural enemies of these pests have also not been studied in detail. In ... -
Characterization of key pests of amaranth and night shades in Kenya and development of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
(2018)Scanty information is available concerning the identity of the major pests of amaranth and African nightshades in Kenya and associated damage. The natural enemies of these pests have also not ... -
Communities' perceptions and assessment of biodiversity conservation strategies: the case of protected areas in Kenya.
(2010)Protected areas in Kenya constitute 7% of the total land area with over 75% of wildlife in the country being found on private or communal land. With one of the highest population growth rates in the world and facing a ... -
COMPETENCE BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND EMPLOYABILITY OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED LEARNERS IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA
(2019-10)Curriculum is the vehicle through which a nation empowers her people with the essential knowledge and skills, attitudes and values that allow them to be empowered for individual and general development. Therefore, the ... -
COMPETENCY BASED CURRICULUM AND CREATIVITY LEARNING OUTCOMES AMONG GRADE FOUR PUPILS IN MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
(MksU Press, 2023-02)21st century is an era of technological advancement, unpredictability and unfamiliar demands. Consequently, it is vital that creativity remains at the heart of learning in order to foster life-long skills such as idea ... -
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2020-07)of Directors are not only expected to monitor a company management; they are also held responsible for an organization’s failure to conform to rules and regulations or failure to attain organizational performance goals. ... -
The critical success factors for commercialising microfinance institutions in Africa
(2009)Uncertainty of continued donor funding poses a risk to microfinance operations worldwide, and this study explores the circumstances under which African microfinance institutions (MFIs) will consider commercial funding ... -
A critique of Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission’s initiatives in combating corruption and its implications for education in the light of Aristotelian concept of akrasia
(2010)The causes and effects of corruption, and how to combat it, are issues that are attracting national and international agenda. On the international scene, the formation of the UN Convention ... -
CYCLE INDICES, SUBDEGREES AND SUBORBITAL GRAPHS OF PGL (2,q) ACTING ON THE COSETS OF ITS SUBGROUPS
(2016)The action of and on the cosets of their subgroups is a very active area in enumerative combinatorics. Most researchers have concentrated on the action of these groups on the cosets of their maximal ... -
Development of Selective Sorbent Materials for the Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment
(Machakos University, 2016)The application of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) as sorbents in solid phase extraction (SPE) leading to molecularly imprinted SPE (MISPE) is among the most advanced application scenarios for molecular imprints, and ... -
Development of Selective Sorbent Materials for the Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment
(2016-03)This cumulative thesis aimed at the investigation of alternative sorbents based on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in ... -
Education for refugees: Examining access to basic education in Dadaab Refugee Camps of Ifo, Hagadera, and Dagahaley, Kenya
(2013)The main objective of this study was to examine access to basic education for child refugees in the Dadaab refugee camps of Ifo, Hagadera and Dagahaley,Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The ... -
Effects of Community Health Strategy Implementation on Health Care Utilization Among Residents of Nakuru Central Sub County, Nakuru County
(IJSEAS, 2017)Background: Community health strategy (CHS) is an approach of one of the Kenyan Vision 2030 flagship projects that intends to improve the health status of communities. The overall goal of CHS is to enhance community ... -
EFFECTS OF INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE TEACHING APPROACH ON LEARNING OUTCOMES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS STUDENTS IN KITUI COUNTY, KENYA
(Machakos University Press, 2021-11)The present study was inspired by the consistent posting of dismal performance in Physics in the Kenya as depicted in the annual KNEC report on KCSE performance for the duration 2014-2019. The same trend was observed for ...
