Open AccessSupervisors Responses on Preparation of Schemes of Work During Teaching Practice in Public Universities in Eldoret, Kenya
Author(s) -
Margaret C. Kimwarey
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
east african journal of education studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-3947
pISSN - 2707-3939
DOI - 10.37284/eajes.4.1.495
Subject(s) - supervisor , psychology , data collection , mathematics education , quality (philosophy) , content analysis , work (physics) , social constructivism , qualitative research , pedagogy , medical education , sociology , engineering , medicine , management , social science , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , economics
Teacher education worldwide has been recognized as an important sector of education whose role is to prepare prospective teachers with the requisite knowledge, skill and attitude for the achievement of quality education. Lately, it has been given prominence because its end result is expected to become the strength of change for sustainable development. The purpose of this study was to explore supervisors’ responses on the preparation of the scheme of work during teaching practice. The objectives of the study were to examine the scheme of work prepared by student teachers and to determine supervisors’ responses on student teachers’ preparation of scheme of work. The study was guided by the social cognitive theory. The study was based on the constructivist-interpretivism paradigm and adopted the qualitative approach. The research design was a descriptive survey that used document and content analysis. The sample size comprised student teachers on teaching practice and their supervisors. Data collection instruments included Lesson Observation Forms and documents where data was collected, sorted, categorized and coded as per a supervisor. Data analysis was done from the themes, forming patterns and presented thematically. The results of the study showed that student teachers’ preparation of the scheme of work was not uniform. While other student teachers were able to develop a well-presented scheme of work, others were unable to present the expected as per the requirements offered during training. Anomalies noted specifically were on filling of the components which failed to show a relationship between one and another. The results of the study form a basis for refocusing on training bit on the preparation of the scheme of work. The results will benefit all stakeholders’ teacher trainers, the department of curriculum and instruction, KICD and the Ministry of Education at all levels, especially those tasked with the training of teachers.