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A CASE STUDY SURVEY ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE CONTENT COVERAGE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN PLE IN LIRA CITY.
No full textBackground.
This study aims to determine the relationship between course content coverage and the academic performance of pupils in PLE in Lira City.
Methodology.
A case study survey design characterized by both qualitative and quantitative methods was used. The target population of the study comprised 63 participants of which 54 respondents were selected as respondents. Two sampling techniques were employed to select the respondents of the study and these were purposive sampling and simple random sampling. Data was collected from the selected respondents using a structured questionnaire and interview guides.
Results.
Teachers provided course outlines to pupils at the start of the course: The mean response for this statement was 2.2, indicating that the majority of pupils disagreed or were not sure about the provision of course outlines. This suggested that there may be a lack of clear direction and guidance for the students at the start of the course.
Findings showed variations in the respondents' perceptions regarding content coverage and academic performance. While some areas, such as the teaching of basic concepts in Mathematics and provision of key concepts received higher agreement scores, areas such as English language instructions and provision of course outlines received lower agreement scores. These findings suggest areas of improvement in terms of providing comprehensive content coverage to enhance academic performance.
Conclusion.
There was a strong positive correlation between course content and academic performance in PLE, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.871. This suggested that students who had a good understanding of the course content performed better in the PLE.
Recommendation.
Schools and educators should focus on providing comprehensive course content to enhance academic performance and should prioritize providing clear and detailed course outlines to help students understand the content and structure of their courses, which can improve their academic performance
Real time portable genome sequencing for global food security [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
No full textCrop losses due to viral diseases and pests are major constraints on food security and income for millions of households in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Such losses can be reduced if plant diseases and pests are correctly diagnosed and identified early. Currently, accurate diagnosis for definitive identification of plant viruses and their vectors in SSA mostly relies on standard PCR and next generation sequencing technologies (NGS). However, it can take up to 6 months before results generated using these approaches are available. The long time taken to detect or identify viruses impedes quick, within-season decision-making necessary for early action, crop protection advice and disease control measures by farmers. This ultimately compounds the magnitude of crop losses and food shortages suffered by farmers. The MinION portable pocket DNA sequencer was used, to our knowledge globally for the first time, to sequence whole plant virus genomes. We used this technology to identify the begomoviruses causing the devastating cassava mosaic virus, which is ravaging smallholder farmers’ crops in sub-Saharan Africa.School of Molecular Sciences The University of Western AustraliaSchool of Agriculture Dept. of Plant Protection São Paulo State University (UNESP)Crop Protection Branch Department of Agriculture and Food Western AustraliaMikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI)National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI)Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)School of Agriculture Dept. of Plant Protection São Paulo State University (UNESP
