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Muiruri, Mary; Wambugu, Patriciah; Wamukuru, Kuria – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The study was a quasi-experimental that investigated the effects of Advance Organizers (AO) on achievement in poetry. Target population was class seven pupils of Nakuru North Sub-county primary schools in Kenya. 160 pupils were involved in the study. Four sampled schools were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups in Solomon Four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advance Organizers, Teaching Methods, Poetry
Shihusa, Hudson; Keraro, Fred N. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
This study investigated the effect of using advance organizers on students' motivation to learn biology. The research design used was quasi-experimental design where the non-randomised Solomon Four group was adopted. The focus was on the topic pollution. The sample comprised of 166 form three (third grade in the secondary school cycle) students in…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Advance Organizers
Githua, Bernard N.; Nyabwa, Rachel Angela – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2008
Students have continued to perform poorly in KCSE examinations in certain mathematics topics taught in secondary schools in Kenya. One such topic is commercial arithmetic. Successful teaching of mathematics depends partly on correct use of teaching methods in classroom settings. This study sought to examine how the use of advance organisers during…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Achievement
Clawson, Elmer U.; Rice, Marion J. – 1972
This student text and accompanying pupil study guide for intermediate grades examine cultural change in Japan, Kenya, and India. The unit objective is to help students examine processes of change occurring in the world today by systematically presenting cultural change concepts and illustrations in case study settings. The books provide students…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Anthropology, Area Studies, Case Studies
The Changing World Today: Case Studies of Modernization in Japan, Kenya, and India. Teacher's Guide.
Clawson, Elmer U.; Rice, Marion J. – 1972
This publication is a guide for teachers using "The Changing World Today," an intermediate-grade student text which examines cultural change in Japan, Kenya, and India. A major portion of the guide consists of a summary outline of the text. Discussed in the outline are descriptive characteristics, rationale, antecedent conditions,…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Anthropology, Area Studies, Content Analysis