Teaching Strategies And Performance Of Teachers in Secondary Schools of Toroma County, Katakwi District, Uganda.

ABSTRACT

This research examined teaching strategies and performance of teachers in secondary schools in a sample of Toroma County schools. The research was specifically working on; teaching strategies and relationship between teaching strategies and performance of teachers. The study employed descriptive survey design. Questionnaires were used to get responses from the respondents and researchers observation to confirm already given information. Random sampling was used where four schools were selected and ten students and three teachers were randomly selected to participate in the study. The data was analyzed using frequencies and percentages. Findings of this study showed that teaching strategies employed by teachers were significantly related to their performance hence students' performance. The researcher found out that teaching methods contribute a lot, how it is employed; motivation comes as result of proper planning coupled with appropriate use of instructional materials. The students responses on the strategies teachers use as given in chapter four is 72% and the teachers responses on the teaching strategies according to what is in chapter four is 68%. This elaborates exactly why students perform poorly in schools as it has been seen that teachers' performance is poor. These findings can be used to guide planners about the need to improve teaching strategies to facilitate effective learning in secondary schools. The researcher recommended that, for qualitative planning in education in the district level quality assurance mechanisms needs to be implemented for continuous monitoring of schools inputs, outputs effectiveness and practices. In addition there is need to have school review practices in order to guarantee qualified teachers. This review practices will be based on the domain of teaching and learning as observed by each of the review team members.