TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ........................................................................................................... .ii
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... .iii
DEDICATION .................................................................................... .iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................ v
LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................... vi
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS ................................................ vii
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................ viii
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................ .ix
CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................... 1
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Statement of the problem ........................................................................................... 2
1.2 Purpose of the study ............................................................................ 2
1.2 Objectives of the study ............................................................................................... 3
1.3 Research questions ..................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Scope of the study ...................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Significance of the study ............................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................. . 6
LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................... .... 6
CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................... .. 14
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................................. 14
3.0 Introduction .................................................................................... 14
3.1 The research design ......................................................................... 14
3.2 Research Area ................................................................................. 15
3.3 Sample size ...................................................................................... 15
3 .4 Instruments of data collection ................................................................ 16
3.5 The Reliability and Validity of the instruments ........................................... 16
3.6 Procedure of Data collection ................................................................. 16
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3. 7 Statistical Treatment of Data .................................................................. 16
3. 8 Limitation of the study ........................................................................ 17
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION
4.0 Introduction .................................................................................... .18
4.1 Social Demographic Characteristics ........................................................ 18
4.1.1 Age ............................................................................................ 18
4.1.2 Marital Status ................................................................................. 19
4.1.3 Sex of the respondents ...................................................................... 19
4.1.4 Education status .............................................................................. 19
4.2 The available learning materials in pre-primary school in Kayole zone-Embakasi
division .............................................................................................. 20
4.3 The suitability of learning materials in Kayole Zone Embakasi division, Nairobi
district pre-primary schools ...................................................................... .23
4.4 The impact of learning materials in Kayo le zone Embakasi division Nairobi district
pre-school ............................................................................................ 24
CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................. . 27
SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................... .27
5.0 Introduction ....................................................................................... 27
5.1 Summary .......................................................................................... 27
5 .2 Conclusion ....................................................................................... 27
5 .3 Recommendations ............................................................................... 28
5 .4 Areas of further research ....................................................................... 29
REFERENCES ...................................................................................... 30
APPENDIX I: TRANSMITTAL LETTER ..................................................... 31
APPENDIXII: QUESTIONNAIRE .............................................................. 31
APPENDIX III; WORK PLAN
APPENDIX IV: BUDGET ......................................................................... 34
ABSTRACT The research was conducted in kayole zone Embakasi division, Nairobi Kenya. The first objective was to investigate the availability of instructional materials in kayole zone Embakasi division, Nairobi district pre-scholars. The research was investigated in line with the objectives of the study and this guided the researcher to make the findings. The first research question sought to investigating availability of instructional materials. The study discovered that; text books films, TV, projectors, chairs black board and radios were the available instructional materials given by the respondents. The second research question sought to investigate the sustainability of learning resources in kayole zone Embakasi division, Nairobi district pre- school. The third research question sought to impact of learning materials in kayole zone. The answers given by respondents to this researcher question were therefore as follows; good performances, sense of belonging, participation, courage, academic interest, were the answers given by the respondents.