Abstract: The study determined the acceptability of senior Bachelor of Science in Development Communication (B.S. DevCom) students; their competency, strength and weaknesses of the course, outcome of BS DevCom program and its graduates, employability and, relationship between acceptability and competencies of senior BS DevCom students. Competencies of BS DevCom students were varied: announcing, desktop publishing, photography, visual aids preparation, gathering and writing news, writing English, Filipino, and vernacular languages, producing company newsletter other publications, and advertisements. The curriculum was strong in scope, sequence, continuity and integration. Faculty members identified development communication as a medium for development, and communication for rural development. The ladderized curriculum was the greatest strength of the program, while the arrangement of subjects was its weakness. Faculty used different teaching methods, strategies, conducted researches in agriculture but limited studies conducted about communication trends and problems, and extended services in the community. DevCom faculty members were composed of Ph.Ds. and M.S., but they wished to be honed in new media. The program lacked facilities and equipment, and graduates lack DevCom-related jobs. Alumni were not definite if their skills were useful since many landed to jobs not symmetrically aligned to DevCom works. There was no significant relationship between acceptability of the course and the competencies of senior B.S. DevCom students.

Abstract: This study was carried out in Nyamira South District, Nyamira County in the Republic of Kenya. This study was compelled by the frequent low performances of students in KCSE each year when results are released. The purpose of the study was establish the impact of curriculum delivery based on; pedagogy, teaching learning facilities, teachers’ motivation and teachers’ professional experience on students’ academic performance. The study established curriculum delivery based factors leading to differences exhibited by different secondary schools in the district. Descriptive survey design of the ex post facto type was used. The location of the study was Nyamira South in Nyamira County- Kenya where dismally low performance has been perennially exhibited. The Districts Education Officers (DEOs), Head the Education department at the sub county while the county is under the County Director of Education. The population constituted 18 public secondary schools in Nyamira South District with a total 225 teachers and 2800 students. The sample constituted of secondary schools which have presented student for KCSE at any one time that is 18 public secondary schools 23 teachers , 280 students which is 10% the population (Mugenda & Mugenda 2003) and 1 District Education Officer. Simple random sampling was employed to obtain student sample obtained through stratified random sampling. It reveals that pedagogy influences performance, these findings indicate that different pedagogy employed determines the performance outcome. Majority of the respondents prefer that learners centred types of pedagogy are best related to good performance unlike the lecture- teachers centred teaching method which many felt is a factor towards poor performance and High level motivation of teachers increase morale in terms of rewards and remuneration will increase the morale of teachers hence committed to their work reducing absenteeism and changing their altitude which will lead to syllabus coverage and like of profession leading to learners confidence and eventually improved good performance in public secondary school in Nyamira South District.

Abstract: The introduction of FSE caused enrolment to rise as the burden of financing education by parents and guardians was reduced leading to many students who would not have transited to secondary school to access secondary education. This increased enrolment was likely to affect internal efficiency in teaching and learning without corresponding resources. Thus the study purposed to examine the influence of increased enrolment on internal efficiency in public secondary schools in Kisii Central Sub County, Kisii County, Kenya. Objectives of the study were to: establish enrolment trend in relation to internal efficiency in public secondary schools between 2005-2012; Related literature was reviewed that gave insights into the area of study. A conceptual framework was used in the study. A descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The target population of the study was 60 head teachers, 240 class teachers and one quality assurance and standards officer. Stratified, random and purposive sampling was used to pick out 20 schools for the study and in extension 20 head teachers, 80 class teachers and one District Quality Assurance and Standards Officer (DQASO). Questionnaires, interview schedule and document analysis schedule were used to collect data. Validity was established by expert opinion from supervisors. Piloting was done to establish reliability. The research instruments were administered, filled by the respondents and collected by the researcher. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze data. The descriptive statistics involved frequency counts, mean and weighted averages. The information was presented using: frequency tables, pie charts and bar graphs. The study found out that: there was a general increase in enrolment over the years, a sharp one noted in 2008; majority of schools had inadequate physical facilities, and the ones that were endowed with some, were inadequately equipped hence hindering effective curriculum implementation leading to internal inefficiency, affecting internal efficiency and there was an inverse relationship between candidature and KCSE performance. The government should also consider increasing student capitation; stakeholders should be mobilized to support schools not only in the provision learning resources but also in their equipment to meet the needs of increased candidature.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact alcohol consumption on college student’s academic performance, while factoring in both age and employment. Data was collected from150 college students, representing 84 female (56%) and 66 male (44%) participants. The participants completed three instruments: a Demographic Survey with 10 items, the College Student GPA Survey with nine items, and the Alcohol Consumption Questionnaire with 18 items. The study showed that there was a significant relationship between alcohol consumption and age, as well as alcohol consumption and employment. Students who tend to consume alcohol have lower overall GPAs than students who do not consumer alcohol.

Abstract: The abolition of tuition fees in Kenyan Public secondary schools in 2008 was an attempt to equalize educational opportunities to all deserving students. It also aimed at enhancing retention in the secondary education. This was in line with the international commitment of attaining Education For All [EFA] and Millennium Development Goals [MDGS] by 2015. In Marani sub-county, most students who enroll in secondary education fail to complete this cycle. Despite Kenya government’s commitment to subsidize students’ education, their retention has remained an issue of concern. Poor retention of students in secondary schools constitutes an element of wastage in both materials and human resources. The purpose of this study was to establish economic factors affecting students’ retention. The study was guided by objectives that determined education retention rates and established economic factors affecting students’ retention in public secondary schools in Marani sub-county, Kisii County. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was all 28 public secondary schools, 28 principals, 28 class teachers, 1444 form four students in the year 2014 and the DEO. The sample used was 30 percent of the target population where 9 schools were selected from the two divisions using stratified proportionate sampling, 9 principals were selected using purposive sampling, 9 class teachers using systematic sampling and 144 students using simple random sampling. The study instruments employed were questionnaires for principals, class teachers and students and interview schedule for the DEO. The validity of the instruments was determined by two supervisors in the faculty of education. Test retest was used to determine the research instruments reliability which was done using Pearson Moment Coefficient. It was above 0.7, the accepted level. The data collected was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The study established that economic factors included; lack of school fees, lack of sanitary towels, child labor, lack of learning/reading resources, defaulting in financial institutions, failing to access CDF and inability to meet medical expenses. Lack of school uniform was not economic factor. The study therefore recommended that the government institute a powerful policy that curb repetition in schools, provision of monitored of guidance and counseling, Provision of sanitary towels and schools to apply for bursary on behalf of students.

Abstract: The present study is designed to explore impact of social environment on school students and to find out the positive or negative effect of home environment on self-concept of school students consisting of a sample of 200 school students (100 male students and 100 female students, further 100 students hostelers and 100 non-hostelers) were selected through simple random sampling technique. “Self-Concept Questionnaire” by Dr. R.K. Saraswat was used for assessing self-concept of subjects under investigation. This was comparative study of hostelers and non-hostelers and of gender differences.

Abstract: The concept of a virtual lesson is proposed for transferring a teacher's skill to a student using haptic virtual reality technology. There is a shift afoot in education. The wind is changing. This new digital wind is haling from a virtual world. Students today need to be immersed in what they are learning - not dealing only with static things like pictures, books, and to some degree even movies. An immersive world allows the student to move, talk, build, and connect with the very information that they are learning - they can be surrounded by it and then they can contribute to it. In real life (RL) you can’t take students out and let them swim in the ocean, listen to whales singing, touch sharks, see the Monterrey Bay Seashore National Park as only a few have seen it, but, in Second Life (SL) you can. Immersion brings greater, deeper, and fuller understanding of the subject matter.
This helps the students quickly move to a synthesis level or higher of Blooms; the very level of understanding that teachers are striving for Virtual worlds also offer students a way to experience learning auditorially, kinesthetically, and verbally - meeting the needs of all the learning styles at once. A survey was administered using a sample of 27 male students and 59 female respondents, with particular focus on the perception on Second Life: Virtual lesson. From the analysis a greater significant level for both female and male at Philippine Normal University shown a positive results on the implementation of Second life: Virtual lesson.

Abstract: The interest for the topics concerning the dual career of student athletes is growing in importance in Europe. In this study we will show, through theoretical reflections based on the review of the scientific literature and experiences, how tutorship is a key factor for the success of the university courses for dual career student athletes. This study will also demonstrate how good tutorship for student athletes is always the result of a systemic interaction among different agencies oriented towards a common and shared goal: that is to empower, through specific learning and education models, and transform the athlete as a resource for the community. In conclusion, the study will stress the importance of studying, in the future, tutorship for the dual career of student athletes in light of a more systemic approach, taking into account all the multidimensional aspects and pedagogical challenges it embodies (social, cognitive, political, organizational, etc.), and framing it within the concept of “sport guidance”.

Abstract: Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these that result in restrictions on an individual's ability to participate in what is considered "normal" in their everyday society. Touch screens are known by everyone in the current world. Not only mobile phones, tabs and laptops are already the product of the touch screen technology. For smart-phone purpose, these touch screens are generally resistive or capacitive. There are lots of image processing touch screens available in the market, but there exists a lots of disadvantage. This paper presents a solution to existing problems by introducing a cost effective approach. The setup requires IR and IR detection camera. There are lots of algorithms available for this kind of image processing technique but a simple approach is used here to detect the finger blobs.