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Effectiveness of continuous professional development training on lower secondary school mathematics and science teachers’ content knowledge in Rwanda
Ezechiel Nsabayezu
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The present research aimed to showcase the progress made by Mathematics and Science teachers at the lower secondary school level who participated in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training sponsored by the World Bank Group through the Rwanda Quality Basic Education for Human Capital Development (RQBEHCD) project's Subcomponent 1.2. The study encompassed 652 teachers specializing in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. Pre- and post-tests were given to teachers before and after the CPD training, using a quasi-experimental research methodology. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2016 and SPSS v.25. Results demonstrate a considerable improvement in teachers' understanding of the subject, as well as significant learning gains in their teaching careers. Significant gains were found in female chemistry teachers performing better than male chemistry teachers. It is recommended that further CPD trainings are required to further improve teachers' subject knowledge.
