Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Why Rural Community Day Secondary Schools students’ performance in Physical Science examinations is poor in Lilongwe Rural West Education District in Malawi

Angstone Noel J. Thembachako MLANGENI1*
  • Angstone Noel J. Thembachako MLANGENI1*
  • 1Basics Programme, NR Department, Natural Resources College (of Malawi), Malawi
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Sosten Staphael CHIOTHA2
  • Sosten Staphael CHIOTHA2
  • 2Leadership for Development (Southern and Eastern Africa) (LEAD?SEA)
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  •  Received: 15 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 20 January 2015
  •  Published: 10 February 2015

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