Teachers’ participation in curriculum implementation and the teaching methods adopted in government aided primary schools in Arua municipality
Abstract
This study sought to investigate the effects of Teachers‟ Participation in Curriculum
implementation on teaching Methods in Government Aided Primary Schools in Arua
Municipality by assessing the extent of teachers‟ participation, examining the extent of
implementation of teaching methods and determining the relationship between teachers‟
Participation in curriculum implementation and teaching methods., data was collected
through questionnaires and interview guide from a sample of 140 respondents: head teachers
and deputies, school management committee members, P.7 pupils, local authority staff and
DEO‟s Office. Descriptive statistics involving mean and standard deviation; inferential
statistics involving Pearson‟s Correlation and Regression Analysis. Were used for data
analysis. The results indicated that teachers of Government Aided Primary Schools in Arua
Municipality participation in curriculum implementation was moderate (Overall mean=3.32),
the teachers used various teaching methods: co-operative learning (59.8%) group discussion
(61.6%), role Playing( 26.2%) which was the least employed and demonstration(64.9%).The
results also indicated that, curriculum implementation had a strong positive correlation with
implementation of teaching methods (r = 0.795 ; P- value .000 < 0.01).The study concluded
that, the teachers of Government Aided Primary Schools in Arua Municipality participation
in curriculum implementation was moderate, however, they used various teaching methods
and there was a positive and significant correlation between curriculum development and
implementation of teaching methods. this study recommends that, teachers should be evolved
and facilitated right from the beginning at every stage of curriculum implementation, school
management in conjunction with the Ministry of Education and sports should organize,
workshops, seminars and refresher courses for teachers and provide adequate teaching and
learning aids and teachers should work collaboratively and effectively with curriculum
implementation colleagues (teachers) and specialists to arrange and compose materials,
textbooks, and contents.