An Assessment of Teachers Preparedness in Competency Based Curriculum Implementation and Learners Performance in Public Primary Schools in Awendo-migori County, Kenya

Abstract

Competence Based Curriculum is a skilled-based education system that has been adopted by various countries to orient students on competent skills. While the proposed curriculum is relevant considering the evolving economic status, theiabsenceiofiappropriatelyiprepared instructorsiisioneiofitheisignificantidifficultiesithwartingisuccessfuliexecutioniof competence basedicurriculum.iThisistudyithereforeisoughtitoiconductianiassessment of teachers’ preparednessiinicompetencyibasedicurriculumiimplementationiandilearners performance in publiciprimaryischoolsiiniAwendo-MigoriiCounty,iKenya.iSpecifically,itheistudy sought to analyseitheiinfluenceiofiteacher’sipedagogicaliskillsiiniCBCiimplementation on learners performanceiinipubliciprimaryischoolsiiniAwendo-Migoriicounty,iKenya, to assess the influenceiofitechnologicaliskillsiiniCBCiimplementationionilearnersiperformance in public primaryischoolsiiniAwendo-Migoriicounty,iKenyaianditoiassessitheieffectiof teachers’ self-perceivedicompetencyiiniCBCiimplementationionilearnersiperformanceiin public primary schoolsiiniAwendo-MigoriiCounty,iKenya.iTheistudyiadopteditheidescriptiveisurvey design. Theistudyitargetedi15iprimaryischools,i50iheaditeachers,i620iteachersiand 4,560 lower primaryischoolipupilsiiniAwendoisub-county.iAsisuch,iin sampling the schools, head teachers,iteachersiandipupils,itheiresearchericonsideredi30ipercentiofithe target population becauseitheipopulationiwasiasithatilarge.iFifteenischools,i15iheaditeachers,iand 180 teachers. Theiresearcherisampledi90ipupilsitoiparticipateiinigroupidiscussions.iThis was a 10 percent ofitheitargetipopulation.iTheistudyireliedioniprimaryidataiwhichiwasicollected through use ofiquestionnaires.iTheistudyiusedidescriptiveistatisticsiforidataianalysis. The study results wereipresentedithroughiuseiofitablesiandifigures.iTheistudy concludes that teacher’s pedagogicaliskillsiiniCBCiimplementationiinfluenceilearnersiperformanceiinipublic primary schoolsiiniAwendo-Migoriicounty,iKenyaitoiaiveryigreatiextent.iIniaddition, the study concludesithatitechnologicaliskillsiiniCBCiimplementationiinfluenceilearnersiperformance in public primary schools in Awendo-Migori county, Kenya to a very great extent. Further, the study concludes that teachers’ self-perceived competency in CBC implementation influence learners performanceiinipubliciprimaryischoolsiiniAwendo-Migoriicounty,iKenyaitoia very greatiextent.iFromitheiresults,ithisistudyirecommendsiregularitrainingiofiteachersitoienhance their pedagogicaliskillsisoiasitoiensureieffectiveiimplementationioficompetency based curriculum.iIniaddition,iprimaryischooliteachersishouldibeiequippediwithiknowledge and skills that will ensure they are able to embrace and integrate ICT.