Implementation of the competency-based curriculum by teachers of history in selected secondary schools in Lusaka district, Zambia.
Date
2019
Authors
Kabombwe, Yvonne Malambo
Mulenga, Innocent Mutale
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Yesterday&Today - The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT)
Abstract
The study investigated teachers of History’s implementation of the
competency-based teaching approaches in the teaching and learning of
History in Lusaka district, Zambia. A mixed-methods approach particularly
the explanatory sequential design was used in this study. The study focused
on schools in Lusaka from the ten zones. The total sample size of this study
was 99. A total of 80 teachers participated in this study and 10 of them were
interviewed. The participants were randomly and purposively selected. A
questionnaire was used to gather information from the teachers. Interview
guides were also used to collect data from one Chief Curriculum Specialist,
one Subject Curriculum Specialist, 2 Standard Officers, 5 Head-Teachers,
10 Heads of Sections and 20 Teachers. Classroom lesson observations and
document analysis were also done. Quantitative data was analysed using
the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) and qualitative data was
analysed thematically. The findings of the study revealed that 67% of the
teachers of History did not understand the concept of the competencybased curriculum or outcome-based curriculum. It was also revealed that
teachers of History were not using the competency-based or outcomesbased approaches to a large extent in the teaching and learning of History
in the selected secondary schools because they did not have the knowledge
and skills of the competency-based approaches. Thus, it was recommended
that the Ministry of General Education (MoGE) should strengthen the
in-service training and continuous professional development meetings in
schools and zones for the competency-based curriculum to be successfully
understood and implemented effectively in schools.
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Keywords
Competency-based curriculum. , Teaching. , Learning.