All 5 content areas need attention. Political systems & governance is the weakest content area — confidence interval lower bound at 0%.

Sitting average: 26.7% — descriptive only, not a mastery score.

23At-risk
4Developing
0Secure
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GradeGrade 6
Year2026
Learners27
Strands5

Social Studies: most strands below threshold

This sitting shows 4 of 5 strands at or below the at-risk threshold for 27 learners at Mwachawaza. The overall mean of 26.7% is +2 percentage points above the chance level of 25%. Results are directional — a follow-up check would help confirm the pattern.

One sitting with sparse item coverage (median one question per topic) means strand estimates carry wide uncertainty. A closer look at Political Systems & Governance — the strand furthest below the threshold — would be a reasonable starting point for further inquiry.

Primary analysis

Content area mastery

Sorted from weakest to strongest — CI lower bound tells you the most you can confidently rule out.

Strands = the CBC content areas that make up this subject. Performance is reported per strand because a subject-wide average hides where the gap actually is.

Political systems & governanceAt-risk
CI: likely 0–6%·performing at chance·81 responses
G5G6
3 learning outcomes
C identify the challenges facing the east african communityG61 question
4%most wrong: B
A explain classification of human rights in societyG61 question
22%most wrong: B
Describe early forms of government among selected communities in kenyaG51 question
37%most wrong: B
GovernanceAt-risk
CI: likely 0–16%·performing at chance·27 responses
G6
1 learning outcome
A identify sources of revenue for national government in kenyaG61 question
19%most wrong: D
Resources & economic activitiesAt-risk
CI: likely 0–8%·performing at chance·81 responses
G4G5G6
6 learning outcomes
Identify the main economic activities carried out in the countyG41 question
0%most wrong: farming
B describe the methods of extracting minerals in eastern africaG61 question
11%most wrong: D
E appreciate the role of transport network in economic developmentG61 question
30%most wrong: C
Participate in initiating an enterprise project at schoolG41 question
37%most wrong: D
Identify key elements of a mapG51 question
42%most wrong: a. growing of b. found in your c. kaki area is
Explore the main resources found in the countyG41 question
58%most wrong: iKenya
Natural & built environmentsAt-risk
CI: likely 0–4%·performing at chance·297 responses
G4G5G6
9 learning outcomes
B describe characteristics of the main climatic regions in eastern africaG61 question
0%most wrong: B
C describe the characteristics of the main types of vegetation in eastern africaG61 question
11%most wrong: C
Identify the main historic built environments in the countyG41 question
16%most wrong: School
Identify elements of weather in the environmentG51 question
19%most wrong: A
Interpret features in a map using key elementsG5
29%most wrong: C
Locate the position of kenya in relation to her neighbours using a compass directionG5
32%most wrong: A
Identify main physical features in kenyaG5
35%most wrong: A
Identify the main physical features in the countyG41 question
37%most wrong: Tree Stumps rivers mountain hills
Identify main historic built environments in kenyaG51 question
44%most wrong: D
People & social organisationApproaching
CI: likely 15–41%·emerging·54 responses
G6
2 learning outcomes
E appreciate the role of culture in shaping social organisationG61 question
22%most wrong: C
A describe the classification of communities in eastern africa according to language groupsG61 question
67%most wrong: A

Prerequisite gaps

Foundational skills to re-assess

These prerequisite skills connect to multiple later outcomes. A gap here can cascade. Evidence is limited — treat as a prompt to re-assess, not a diagnosis.

Foundational prerequisite

Identify main physical features in kenya (G5)

Connects to 16 later outcomes. 65% gap on this item — worth re-assessing before building on it.

G5 · Natural and historic built environments › Main physical features in kenya

Identify main physical features in kenya


Kenya's Physical Features · builds on 10 connections · unlocks 16

Foundational prerequisite

Identify elements of weather in the environment (G5)

Connects to 14 later outcomes. 82% gap on this item — worth re-assessing before building on it. low-confidence 1 question

G5 · Natural and historic built environments › Weather and climate

Identify elements of weather in the environment


Weather and Climate · builds on 2 connections · unlocks 14

Foundational prerequisite

Identify main historic built environments in kenya (G5)

Connects to 12 later outcomes. 56% gap on this item — worth re-assessing before building on it. low-confidence 1 question

G5 · Natural and historic built environments › The built environments

Identify main historic built environments in kenya


Historic Built Environments · builds on 14 connections · unlocks 12

Curriculum insight

Gateway concepts for Social Studies

Learning outcomes that unlock the most downstream learning across all grades.

Gateway Concepts

Learning outcomes that unlock the most downstream learning

  1. 16
    identify democratic processes in the schoolG4 · citizenship_and_governance_in_kenya › democracy_in_school · Understand
  2. 16
    identify main physical features in KenyaG5 · natural_and_historic_built_environments › main_physical_features_in_kenya · Remember
  3. 15
    identify the countries of Eastern Africa on a mapG6 · natural_and_the_built_environments › position_and_size_of_countries_in_eastern_africa · Remember
  4. 14
    identify leaders in the communityG4 · citizenship_and_governance_in_kenya › community_leadership_religious_leaders_clan_leaders_village_leaders · Understand
  5. 14
    identify elements of weather in the environmentG5 · natural_and_historic_built_environments › weather_and_climate · Remember

Instrument note

What this assessment tested

This assessment mostly sampled Understand and Remember — it does not test higher-order skills. Absence from the assessment is not evidence learners cannot perform those tasks.

Understand
Remember
Apply
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All learning outcomes (24) — single-question data, directional only

Most outcomes below are covered by just 1–2 questions. These numbers describe what learners scored on those specific items — not whether they have mastered the outcome. Use strands above for diagnostic confidence.

B describe characteristics of the main climatic regions in eastern africaG60%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: B27 learners attempted
Describe patterns of population distribution in the countyG40%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: key19 learners attempted
Identify the main economic activities carried out in the countyG40%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: farming19 learners attempted
C identify the challenges facing the east african communityG64%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: B27 learners attempted
Identify aspects of traditional culture in the countyG411%At-risk1 question — directional only
common wrong answer: ELIZA an John19 learners attempted
B describe the methods of extracting minerals in eastern africaG611%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: D27 learners attempted
C describe the characteristics of the main types of vegetation in eastern africaG611%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: C27 learners attempted
Identify the main historic built environments in the countyG416%At-risk1 question — directional only
common wrong answer: School19 learners attempted
A identify sources of revenue for national government in kenyaG619%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: D27 learners attempted
Identify elements of weather in the environmentG519%At-risk1 question — directional only
Remembercommon wrong answer: A27 learners attempted
Identify the structure of county governmentG421%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: governor19 learners attempted
E appreciate the role of culture in shaping social organisationG622%At-risk1 question — directional only
common wrong answer: C27 learners attempted
A explain classification of human rights in societyG622%At-risk1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: B27 learners attempted
Interpret features in a map using key elementsG529%At-risk
Understandcommon wrong answer: C28 learners attempted
E appreciate the role of transport network in economic developmentG630%At-risk1 question — directional only
untaggedcommon wrong answer: C27 learners attempted
Locate the position of kenya in relation to her neighbours using a compass directionG532%At-risk
Applycommon wrong answer: A28 learners attempted
Identify main physical features in kenyaG535%At-risk
Remembercommon wrong answer: A28 learners attempted
Identify the main physical features in the countyG437%Approaching1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: Tree Stumps rivers mountain hills19 learners attempted
Participate in initiating an enterprise project at schoolG437%Approaching1 question — directional only
Applycommon wrong answer: D27 learners attempted
Describe early forms of government among selected communities in kenyaG537%Approaching1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: B27 learners attempted
Identify key elements of a mapG542%Approaching1 question — directional only
common wrong answer: a. growing of b. found in your c. kaki area is19 learners attempted
Identify main historic built environments in kenyaG544%Approaching1 question — directional only
Remembercommon wrong answer: D27 learners attempted
Explore the main resources found in the countyG458%Developing1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: iKenya19 learners attempted
A describe the classification of communities in eastern africa according to language groupsG667%Developing1 question — directional only
Understandcommon wrong answer: A27 learners attempted

Interpretation guide

How to read this report

median 1 question/LO → per-LO is item-evidence not mastery; mastery claims at strand; 2026 harder next-grade paper; misconceptions are distractor hypotheses.

Sparsity note: outcomes with 1 question cannot support diagnostic conclusions — the 1 question — directional only tag marks these throughout.