by Benard Makaa | Mar 14, 2017 | Education
Be alert: Lambert Academic Publishing spam This is the third time that I have received the invitation to publish my research paper with LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (see the end for the email message). I first got an email from them on 18/03/2016(see the end for...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 8, 2017 | Education
16th Nairobi International Education FairI have been attending “The Nairobi International Education Fair (NIEF)” for the last three years (from the year 2014, when I was in my 5th year of studies). I have reaped huge benefits from the fair and I will still attend the...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 2, 2017 | Education
The current education system in Kenya has for a while been blamed for producing half-baked graduates. The scapegoat has been the 8.4.4 system and now there are cries to eliminate this system and establish yet a new order, the 2-6-6-3.It should be remembered that the...
by Benard Makaa | Dec 26, 2016 | Blog
The current education system in many countries encourages memorization of facts and striving for grades for grades sake. The important themes of life have been neglected and students /young people have been left to grapple with the aftermath. The authorities that be...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 5, 2016 | Education, Scholarships
University scholarships are handy as they relieve students of the burden of financing costly higher education. While the government of Kenya is trying to make education free, and it even sponsors “qualified” students, this is never enough. Higher Education Loans Board...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 22, 2016 | Education
Technology has brought tools which have made learning possible under any imaginable environment. We now have eBooks which are accessible using any reading device, and thus you can read on the go. There also audiobooks which you can listen to while carrying out other...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 6, 2016 | Education, Scholarships
I went through high school under the scholarship of Jomo Kenyatta Foundation. If it were not for them, I really have no idea how I would have managed to finance my way through high school education.Many primary school pupils are not able to afford transition from...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 5, 2016 | Blog
It can be frustrating to be bombarded by so many websites which claim to provide KCSE past papers. We have assembled a list of genuine websites both of which offer payable and free past papers. 1. WWW.KCPE-KCSE.COM This website has three levels of membership. Silver...
by Benard Makaa | May 30, 2016 | Education, News
She has been called the Robin Hood of science because of her efforts to liberalize access to scientific research papers. And she is surely a boon to the ever poor graduate student, or any researcher for that matter. Alexandra Elbakyan, a neuroscientist created...
by Benard Makaa | May 10, 2016 | Education, KCPE
KCPE may be one of the life changing exams since it greatly determines the course of your higher education studies and eventually your career. If you perform well in your KCPE you get admission to any secondary school of your choice. Thus it is paramount that you and...
by Benard Makaa | May 10, 2016 | Blog, Education, KCSE
Revision means going over your work in order to reinforce your understanding as well as remind yourself of the topics you might have forgotten. Revision also enables you to identify and fill gaps in your knowledge and make link between different topics. Revising for...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 22, 2016 | Education
With the increased internet uptake across the country, it is high time we spend time improving our personal and professional skills. Now is the perfect time to pick up new skills. Put that time and bundles into good use instead of wasting these precious resources on...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 18, 2016 | Education, KCSE
Practice the language by speaking it. Read widely in the language. Read good novels, magazines, newspapers etc. It has three papers; Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. PAPER 1 It has three areas of concern. CLOZE TEST (10Marks) You need to read widely and learn various...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 18, 2016 | Education, KCSE
The KCSE Mathematics has two papers: Paper one contains about 70% form one and form two work and 30% form 3 & 4 work, while paper 2 contains 70% from 3 & 4 work and 30% form 1 and 2 work. How to ace that Mathematics paper: Get concepts from the basics directly...
