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Successes and Challenges of Biology Teachers in Implementing the Outcomes of School-Based In-service Training in the Nyanza and Kamonyi Districts, Rwanda
Abstract
A school-based in-service (SBI) training program is a professional development program conducted among teachers of the same school or different schools. In SBI training, teachers collaborate, share and address challenges in their teaching. This study aims on the one hand to assess the degree to which biology teachers succeeded in implementing the knowledge and skills acquired through SBI training in their teaching. On the other hand, it aims to assess its impact on learners’ outcomes and the challenges they faced in implementing them in the Nyanza and Kamonyi districts in Rwanda. A mixed-methods research design was adopted. Probability sampling technique was used to select a sample of 21 schools from the two districts which had 51 biology teachers (comprising 21 from Kamonyi district and 30 from Nyanza district). Data were collected using questionnaire and classroom observation checklist. The findings of this study showed that the majority of teachers (96%) who had participated in SBI programs agreed that it had increased their confidence and capacity to employ active learning pedagogies that had improved the lifelong learning skills and performance of their learners. However, 67% of teachers who participated agreed they experienced various challenges like scarcity of resources in implementing the gains. In view of its numerous benefits, it is recommended that further exploration should be carried out on how SBI activities and knowledge gained from it could be fruitfully implemented in secondary schools.
