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HOW ARE TEACHERS TRAINED FOR TEACHING COMPETENCEBASED GRADE FOUR AGRICULTURE? A CASE OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NJORO SUB-COUNTY IN NAKURU COUNTY.
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Karani, Alex O. (Author)
- Miriam, Kyule N. (Author)
- Nge’no, Joel (Author)
Title
HOW ARE TEACHERS TRAINED FOR TEACHING COMPETENCEBASED GRADE FOUR AGRICULTURE? A CASE OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NJORO SUB-COUNTY IN NAKURU COUNTY.
Abstract
One of the major aims of vision 2030 is to ensure Kenya becomes a middle-income economy through industrialization. In the year 2017, Competence-Based Education (CBE) was introduced to produce school graduates with self-efficacy, self-reliance, effective communication, problem-solving, innovation, and digital literacy competencies. However, for students to acquire the competencies, quality teacher training is significant. This study sought to determine how teachers are trained for teaching CBE Grade Four Agriculture in the Njoro sub-County. A descriptive research design was used employing a cross-sectional survey method that generated quantitative data. A sample size of 96 teachers of agriculture was obtained from the 96 public primary schools in the six wards of Njoro Sub-County. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. The findings of this study indicated that all of the grade four teachers of agriculture had attended CBE training but the majority of them (49%) attended purely theoretical sessions, 59.4% of the teachers cited the teacher-trainers were not competent. In addition, at least 16% of the teachers indicated that the training sessions were not relevant to teaching Agriculture subject. This study recommended that the Ministry of Education develop a framework for practical teacher training. Teacher trainers should be re-trained and training sessions should be aligned towards specific subjects, teacher needs, and students 'needs to increase relevance.
Publication
HOW ARE TEACHERS TRAINED FOR TEACHING COMPETENCEBASED GRADE FOUR AGRICULTURE? A CASE OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NJORO SUB-COUNTY IN NAKURU COUNTY.
Volume
2
Issue
3
Pages
399-414
Date
20220701
Language
English
ISSN
27579514
Extra
an: 159043559; source: International Journal of Education, Technology & Science; docTypes: Article; pubTypes: Academic Journal;
Citation
Karani, A. O., Miriam, K. N., & Nge’no, J. (20220701). HOW ARE TEACHERS TRAINED FOR TEACHING COMPETENCEBASED GRADE FOUR AGRICULTURE? A CASE OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NJORO SUB-COUNTY IN NAKURU COUNTY. HOW ARE TEACHERS TRAINED FOR TEACHING COMPETENCEBASED GRADE FOUR AGRICULTURE? A CASE OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NJORO SUB-COUNTY IN NAKURU COUNTY., 2(3), 399–414. https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=bdd9ff4a-2b90-315b-a490-da5a437c734e
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