Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools

Edwin Byusa ¹ ^* , Edwige Kampire ², Adrian Rwekaza Mwesigye ³

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¹ African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS), University of Rwanda College of Education (UR-CE), RWANDA² University of Rwanda College of Education (UR-CE), Department of Mathematics, Science and Physical Education, RWANDA³ Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST), Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, UGANDA^* Corresponding Author

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This study aims at determining the effect of the pedagogical technique most frequently used while implementing the competency-based curriculum (CBC) in teaching chemistry in senior two (S2) classes (age range 14-16) and the teachers’ alignment with the scheme of work. It was conducted in 10 selected Rwandan secondary schools using a teacher survey, teacher interviews and the Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS) in the period from 27 May to 8 July 2019. The result of the analysis reveals that teaching chemistry using group work-related techniques that engage more learners does not have any relationship to teachers moving slowly compared to the scheme of work of S2 chemistry. Therefore, this study recommends more support for teachers to use active learning techniques in teaching chemistry in S2 for the effective implementation of the CBC.

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chemistry subject
CBC
scheme of work
senior two chemistry classes
teaching technique

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2020, Article No: em1848

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Byusa, E., Kampire, E., & Mwesigye, A. R. (2020). Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(6), em1848. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7833

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Byusa E, Kampire E, Mwesigye AR. Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(6):em1848. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7833

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Byusa E, Kampire E, Mwesigye AR. Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(6), em1848. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7833

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Byusa, Edwin, Edwige Kampire, and Adrian Rwekaza Mwesigye. "Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2020 16 no. 6 (2020): em1848. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7833

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Byusa, E., Kampire, E., and Mwesigye, A. R. (2020). Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(6), em1848. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7833

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Byusa, Edwin et al. "Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 6, 2020, em1848. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7833