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    Comparison between the understanding levels of boys and girls on the concepts of environmental degradation, meteorology and climate change in Tanzanian secondary schools
    (2015) Kira, E. S.; Komba, S. C.
    The study aimed to determine whether there was any significant difference in understanding levels between secondary school boys and girls on the concepts of environmental degradation, meteorology and climate change. Both structured survey and focus group discussions were used to collect information from 480 students, sampled randomly from 12 secondary schools in Morogoro region. The findings indicated that boys were significantly more knowledgeable than girls on the specified environmental concepts. This implies that girls lagged behind their counterparts in understanding important environmental concepts as specified in the school curriculum. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that girls should be inspired and encouraged to develop interest in natural science subjects which would enable them to broaden their understanding about environmental issues.
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    Integrating moral and ethical values in the general studies syllabus at advanced level secondary school in Tanzania: challenges and opportunities
    (2015) Kira, E. S.; Komba, S. C.
    This study sought to achieve two specific objectives: First, to examine the challenges of teaching and learning moral and ethical values at advanced level secondary school in Tanzania and, secondly, to recommend ways of improving moral and ethical values among the youth. The study involved 80 students and 12 teachers, randomly selected from 4 secondary schools found in Morogoro Municipality. The data were collected using interviews, focus group discussions and review of curriculum materials. The findings were as follows: First, it was revealed that the teaching of moral and ethical values in schools faced a number of challenges, including lack of role models, inadequate human and material resources, and weaknesses of the content of the syllabus in use. Secondly, the respondents recommended that for the teaching of moral and ethical values to be effective, a tripartite of stakeholders, including teachers, parents, and the general public should work collaboratively. In light of these findings, it is recommended that the entire society and parents in particular, should serve as role models to ensure that children are both morally and ethically upright as they are brought up.
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    Relationship between school enrollment patterns and academic achievement in Tanzania
    (2015-07-07) Kira, E. S.; Komba, S. C.
    This study sought to determine if there was any difference in academic achievement between two categories of students enrolled at different times in Tanzania by employing both quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative analysis indicated that the second category performed significantly lower in their examinations than the first category; That is, -18.8>-1.96 for a two tailed Z-test. The same category of students performed lower than the first one when the examination results were segregated according to the year of study or subject-wise. Qualitative data indicated that deviant behaviors undesirable for students learning were associated with greater number of students from the second category than the first one. Thus, the researchers highlighted that enrolling all students at once should be viewed as one of the important strategies for improving the performance of the secondary school students.
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    The Status of geography textbooks for teaching and learning of the concepts of meteorology and environmental education in Tanzanian secondary schools
    (2015-09) Kira, E. S.; Komba, S. C.
    The study was on determining the availability, utility and relevancy of the certificate of secondary education textual materials from randomly selected 12 secondary schools in Morogoro region. It was observed that the most utilized textual materials were those which could often be sited by examiners. Approved textbooks were outdated hence they were least utilized compared to the reference books which were more current according to the syllabus in use. Though the most utilized textbooks covered most of the concepts as specified in the syllabus, they were some unclear concepts regarding the issues of environmental degradation, weather and climate, power use and climate change. Rural students are more likely to be affected by the observed weaknesses in the schools textual materials than urban ones because of the restricted opportunities for information sources in rural areas. Key words: Geography