UNEB released the senior four results, in which many schools did not perform as well in the sciences. This has raised questions about what more needs to be done to improve performance in the schools.
“Examiners have attributed the low achievement levels in science subjects to several factors, main among which are inadequate teaching, manifesting in the inability of the learners to master the basic scientific concepts; lack of practical teaching, manifesting in the learners’ inability to manipulate science apparatus and carry out the procedures prescribed in the examination papers and interpret any readings or observations that could have been made. There are schools that have been reported to have no science teachers, which exacerbate the problem,”
