Abstract As a discipline, one of the unique attributes that Geography has is fieldwork. The concept of fieldwork is well known all over the world. Shroder (2002) is of the view that fieldwork in Geography is an outstanding method in the discipline whereby new understandings of the physical phenomena can be incurred most clearly when combined with other comprehensive mapping tools in the Geographic Information Science (GIS) laboratory. According to Onn and PohPoh (2008), as a subject concerned...
ABSTRACT This study intended to address the contribution of teaching practice on teacher professional competence. The introduction of competence-based curriculum at all levels in education system in Tanzania brought challenges to teachers who are the major implementers of the new curriculum. Therefore the base of this study was on the change of curriculum from teacher-centered to learner-centered in education systems. Social constructivism theory developed by Vygotsky was used as theoretical ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the secondary school teachers’ perceptions towards school inspection in Zanzibar focusing on Mjini District of Unguja as a case study. The Scientific Management and Human Relation Theories guided the thinking of the study. The study was qualitative in nature with descriptive research design. The study involved seven secondary schools situated in Mjini District, Zanzibar. A total number of 71 respondents were involved. Data collection methods included the use...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out the perceptions of teachers and students on the use of English as the MoI in community secondary schools. The study employed a mixed method approach in data collection. The data were collected by using an interview, questionnaire and focus group discussion (FGD) from fives (5) sampled community secondary schools in Bukombe District. A total of 110 participants was involved in data collection whereby five (5) heads of schools and five (5)...
Abstract This article proposes strategies for designing and evaluating curriculum materials for enhancing English language grammatical competence among Form One learners in Tanzanian secondary schools. Using quasi-experimental and phenomenological designs, the authors developed an exemplary Learner Centered Instructional Grammar Material (LCIGM) focusing on Form One learners. Materials design approach and Constructivism Theory of learning guided the exercise. The data for the study were colle...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the roles of school boards in managing teachers discipline problems in secondary schools, where Rorya District was taken as a case study. The study was guided by McGregor Theory X and Y. The study adopted across sectional survey design. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to obtain five (5) schools and fifty six (56) respondents respectively. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods by the use ...
ABSTRACT This study reports on the material that were designed for enhancing students‟ attitude towards Mathematics through learner centered approach in Tanzania secondary schools. The main purpose was to support the implementation of Competence Based Curriculum in Form Two Mathematics syllabus. Constructivismwas usedto guide the design of instructional learning activities. The study concerted and adapteda quasiexperiment and phenomenology designs using an intervention and control schools. ...
ABSTRACT Purpose Integration and use of technology in teaching and learning in the education sector from pre-primary education (PPE) to the higher levels of education, is a policy issue. In developed countries, including Tanzania, information and communication technology (ICT), especially in PPE, is inadequately researched for laying evidence on its applicability in instruction and learning. Therefore, this paper aims to determine pre-primary teachers’ preparedness in integrating ICT in cla...
ABSTRACT English-Yoruba translation, which is a compulsory course for pre-service teachers in colleges of education is an important aspect of Yoruba language studies. However, reports show that there is a gross student under-achievement in it. This has been traced to ineffective strategies adopted in teaching translation to the pre-service teachers; hence the need to adopt strategies that can cater for these deficiencies. Two of such strategies are bilingual and peer-tutoring which are learne...
ABSTRACT The retention of trained teachers in senior high schools is a major problem confronting the delivery of education in Ghana. Governments over the years have worked to address this problem. However, it still persists. Job dissatisfaction is identified as a factor responsible for the situation (Dilworth, 1991). Studies conducted elsewhere also attributed the problem to the demographic characteristics of teachers (Narayana & Rao, 2000; Shamail, Tariq, Jalil, & Szabist, 2004). This study,...
ABSTRACT Education delivery at the basic school level cannot be carried out effectively without the required quality and quantity of teachers. This implies that educational administrators must ensure that at any point in time measures have been instituted to recruit and retain the required number of teachers. In view of this realization, an investigation was conducted into how basic school teachers are recruited and retained in the Obuasi Municipal Education Directorate. A sample of 120 respo...
ABSTRACT Mathematics is a core subject in schools and a bedrock for scientific and technological development. To this end, qualified teachers must be produced at colleges of education (CoEs) in Southwestern Nigeria to teach the subject at basic education level. In recent times, the performance of learners of Mathematics in the CoEs in Southwestern Nigeria has not been encouraging. Most studies focused on instructional strategies for teaching Mathematics to the neglect of influencing factors....
ABSTRACT This study investigated upper primary school teachers ‘utilization of instructional time during the teaching and learning of integrated science. Teachers’ expectations of science lesson delivery and their actual practices in the classroom and their difficulties in teaching integrated science were also investigated. A multi-site case study approach was adopted for this study and the participants were purposively selected. Data were collected from primary four, five and six class...
ABSTRACT In their quest to produce teachers who can teach ICT as well as integrate ICT into the teaching and learning enterprise, the Ministry of Education and Sports has introduced ICT studies into the curricula of Colleges of Education. This study was meant to find out how resourced are the Colleges of Education in Central Region of Ghana in their duty to train future teachers who can teach ICT and also be able to integrate ICT in the education venture. The study also sought to find out wha...
ABSTRACT Teacher professional development programmes which are meant to enhance skills, knowledge, abilities and beliefs are inseparably linked to effective teaching and learning. This study sought to determine the attitude of basic school teachers in the Assin –North district towards professional development programmes. One hundred and seventy-four (174) basic school teachers and eight (8) officers in the district office were selected using random sampling method for the study. The main ...