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INFLUENCE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN FREE DAY SECONDARY EDUCATION IN EMBAKASI DISTRICT, KENYA

Akungu Joyce Atieno

A Research Project Submitted for Examination in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Education in Educational Planning

University of Nairobi 2014

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DECLARATION This project is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other university

_________________________________ Akungu Joyce Atieno E55/72710/2008

This project has been submitted for examination with my approval as university supervisor

_________________________________ Dr. Rose M. Obae Lecturer

Department of Educational Administration and Planning University of Nairobi

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DEDICATION This research work is dedicated to my loving daughters; Tumi, Lynn and Dana.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to The University of Nairobi Department of Educational Administration and Planning for providing me with an opportunity to complete an exciting and enriching course. My deepest sense of gratitude also goes to my project supervisor Dr. Rose Obae for her expert advice. I am also grateful to the District Education Officer Embakasi for her unwavering support. All the heads, teachers and students of public day secondary schools in the district, who filled in my questionnaires. I would also like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of my brother Byron, colleague Basil and other members of my educational planning class. I am also grateful to NACOSTI for authorizing the project to take off. My special gratitude to my family who showed a lot of patience and support, throughout my study period. I cannot individually thank all those who supported in writing this project but to you all, I say thank you.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Title page .......................................................................................i

Declaration................................................................................................................ ii Dedication............................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgement ...................................................................................................iv Table of contents ...................................................................................................... v List of tables ............................................................................................................. x List of figures............................................................................................................ x List of abbreviations and acronyms........................................................................xii Abstract................................................................................................................. xiii

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study ..................................................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of the problem....................................................................................5 1.3 Purpose of the study ........................................................................................... 7 1.4 Objectives of the study ....................................................................................... 8 1.5 Research questions ............................................................................................. 8 1.6 Significance of the study .................................................................................... 9 1.7 Limitations of the study ...................................................................................... 9 1.8 Delimitation of the study .................................................................................. 10 1.9 Assumptions of the study ................................................................................. 10 1.10 Definitions of significant terms ...................................................................... 10 1.11 Organization of the study ............................................................................... 12

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