The impact of early childhood education on the pupil’s later educational ability in selected primary schools of Mbogoini Division, Subukia District in Kenya

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2010-12
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This study investigated the impact of early childhood education on the pupil's later educational ability in Mbogoini division, Subukia district. The following objectives guided the study: to establish if the pupils who have attended pre-school were any better than those who did not academically; to find out if the former pre-school pupils were more proficient in language skills than those who did not, to assess the level of social interactions of former preschoolers in comparison with those who failed to attend the program and to assess the attitude pf former preschoolers towards their educational progress in comparison with those who did not. The respondents used in the study were teachers, parents who filled a semi-structured questionnaire containing items which had been formulated from the objectives and sample was selected randomly. Findings showed that 53% of the teachers were in agreement that those children who had attended pre-school were better in the above mentioned aspects of performance. 31 % disagreed and 16% did not know. Findings in the study suggest that 65% of the teachers were in agreement that those children who had attended preschool were better in reading skills than their counterparts who were just beginning the task. This greatly contributes to their academic progress. Also if a child can easily express her /his self then she/ he is most likely to grasp much in class, relate healthily with other children. Recommendations were also made. Teachers need some formal training in early childhood education. This is because without the appropriate skills and knowledge the teachers can not effectively help the young child to develop appropriately for those ones in the field. The government of Kenya should be integrated in free primary education in order to attract parents, to take their children to ECD centers.
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A research proposal submitted to faculty of education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor's Degree in early childhood education of Kampala International University
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Early childhood education, Pupil’s, Educational ability, Kenya
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