Today science teaching and learning is among other points of focus in educational research worldwide. This is because low students’ achievement in science educational programs has remained a great concern for all and for a long time and science literate individuals make greater contributions towards development.
In response, Uganda government among other strategies recommended paying higher salaries to all her scientists’ employees. Students’ science performance in northern Uganda primary teachers’ colleges persistently remained low for a long time in spite of several efforts made for improvement. Good science teaching which improves performance demands for a graduate teachers’ full understanding of characteristics of science knowledge.
Characteristics of science refers to different ways by which science knowledge or information can be explained or described correctly, for example, science knowledge is subjective and tentative. This study therefore investigated levels of tutors’ understanding of characteristics of science knowledge, their educational qualifications and year one and two students’ performance in Kyambogo University promotional and final 2017 and 2018 science education examinations results. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The results indicated tutors have recommended qualifications but lack understanding of characteristics of science knowledge and students’ performance is also low. The condition requires Kyambogo University to ensure immediate integration of science tutors’ training curriculum with the framework of ideas of characteristics of science knowledge. In addition, education managers should organize and plan for workshop training for tutors on characteristics of science knowledge.
Content
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Characteristics of Science knowledge
1.2 Rationale for teachers’ sufficient understanding of science knowledge
1.3 Impacts of teachers’ understanding of characteristics of science knowledge on their students’ performance.
2. METHODOLOGY
2.1 Study design
2.2 Study site and sample
2.3 Sample and sampling technique
2.4 Data collection methods
2.5 Survey
2.6 Document Analysis
2.7 Data Collection Instruments
2.8 Science tutors’ questionnaire
2.9 Documentary analysis protocol
2.10 Data analysis
3. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
3.1 Tutors understanding of the characteristics of science knowledge
3.2 Science tutors’ educational qualification
3.3 Kyambogo University Promotional and final science education examinations analysis results of 2017 and 2018
4. DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
4.1 Discussion of results for table 3.1; Tutors’ understanding of the characteristics of science knowledge
4.2 Discussion of results for table 3.2; Educational qualifications of science tutors
4.3 Discussion of results for table 3.3; Kyambogo University promotional and final science education examinations results for 2017 and 2018
5. Conclusion
6. REFERENCES
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- Patrick Okec (Author), 2020, A Tutors' understanding of the Characteristics of Science Knowledge. A Guide in Classroom Practice, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/1351084
