This study was carried out in public secondary schools in Bureti Sub-county to establish the effective use of geography instructional materials by teachers.
i. The researcher therefore recommends that another study be carried out in other district to investigate the factors influencing the choice of Geography as a subject among students, which was not a concern of this study.
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ii. A study needs to be carried out in private secondary schools to see whether findings are of similar trend.
iii. There is need to carry out a research to find out the specific areas in geography syllabus which are difficult or challenging (or both) to students and teacher.
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LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
Ngeno Japheth Kipkirui
Department of Educational Communication and Technology Kenyatta University P.O. Box 43844, Nairobi. To, The Principal, Dear Sir/Madam,
RE: INTRODUCTORY LETTER
I am a post graduate student at Kenyatta University, currently conducting a study on: Barriers to effective utilization of geography instructional materials by teachers in public secondary schools, Bureti district, Kenya
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that I wish to be in your schools to collect data on……… I look forward to receive assistance to accomplish my research.
I intend to use HOD Geography Department, Geography teachers and form two students as respondents. The findings will assist in making recommendations aimed at solving challenges facing teachers in the use of instructional materials in the district.
Thanks in advance. Yours sincerely,
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PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BURET SUB-COUNTY 1. Kapkisiara mixed secondary
2. Getaruet mixed secondary 3. Roret mixed secondary
4. Kabartegan mixed secondary 5. Tulwet mixed secondary
6. Mabasi mixed secondary 7. Kaminjeiwet mixed secondary 8. Kabitungu mixed secondary
9. Reresik mixed secondary 10. Kapchelach mixed secondary
11. Cheptendeniet mixed secondary 12. AIC Litein girls secondary
13. Tengecha boys high 14. Chelilis girls
15. Emmanuel Boito girls
71 17. Kapsogut mixed secondary
18. Tengecha girls 19. Chepwagan boys
20. Cheplanget mixed secondary 21. Kapsinendet mixed secondary
22. Chebitet mixed secondary 23. Kapkarin mixed secondary 24. Kapsogeruk mixed secondary
25. Chemoiben mixed secondary 26. Kamanamsim mixed secondary
27. Kusumek mixed secondary 28. Kapkatet mixed secondary 29. Butiik mixed secondary
30. Cheborgei boys 31. Korongo girls
32. Siongi mixed secondary 33. Cheborgei girls
72 35. Ngororga mixed secondary
36. Mombwo mixed secondary 37. Kelunet mixed secondary
38. Kiptewit mixed secondary 39. Kamanjeiwa mixed secondary
40. Arokyet mixed secondary 41. Kibogat mixed secondary 42. Kaptele mixed secondary
43. Tebesonik mixed secondary 44. Kabusienduk mixed secondary
45. Tiriita mixed secondary
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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS
The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information on challenges facing teachers in the use of teaching and learning resources in your school. Please answer the following questions as honestly and accurately as possible by writing your answers in the space provided or ticking (√) against the appropriate response(s) from the alternatives given
1. Name of school________________
2. (a) Your age
20-25 [ ] 26-30 [ ] 31-35 [ ] 36-40 [ ] 41-45 [ ] 46 and above [ ] (b) Gender Male [ ] Female [ ]
(c) Highest professional qualification
S1 [ ]
Dip [ ]
BED [ ]
MED [ ]
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(b) Do you have a copy of Geography syllabus you can refer to when necessary?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
If your answer is yes, indicate the year it was published____________________ 4. Which of the following categories of resources exist in your school?
i. Printed [ ]
ii. Projected [ ]
iii. Non-projected [ ]
iv. Any other (specify) ____________________________________________
5. List the main geography textbook that you use in your form two class. Indicate if you have enough copies(using ) and if inadequate(use )
Titles Author Year of publication Number of copies
6. Apart from the main textbook which reference (supplementary books) do you use in your form two class?
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7. When you are selecting geography textbook what qualities do you look for in the book?
i. _______________________ ii. _________________________ iii. _________________________ iv. ________________________ v. ___________________________ vi. ____________________________
8. List the problem which you face in the use of Geography textbooks
i. ____________________________ ii. ____________________________ iii. ____________________________ iv. ____________________________ v. _____________________________ vi. _____________________________
9. What other materials apart from textbook are available in your school for Geography teaching/learning. Put a tick (√) or a cross (x) against each material to supply the required information in the columns provided below.
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Name of material Adequate/ Good quality Utilized Not utilized
10. Give reasons why you consider some of the materials you have listed in question 9 above are not to be of good quality
Name of material Reasons why it is not of good quality
i. ______________________________ ii. ________________________________ iii. ________________________________ iv. ________________________________ v. _________________________________ 11. (a) Give reasons for not using some of the materials you have listed in question 10 above
Name of the material Reasons why it is not utilized
i. ___________________________ _____________________________
ii. ___________________________ _____________________________
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iv. _____________________________ _____________________________
v. _____________________________ _____________________________
12. Which of the following electronic resources exist in your school for teaching and learning of Geography
Electronics Total No. in use
i. Televisions ii. Radios
iii. Video recorder iv. Computers
Any other (specify) _____________________________________________________________
Computer self efficacy
13. Do Geography teachers generally have knowledge/skills on computer use in teaching?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]
14. If yes in question 13 above list the application programmes they are using
Yes No Microsoft word [ ] [ ] Microsoft excel [ ] [ ] Power point [ ] [ ] Microsoft access [ ] [ ] Internet explorer [ ] [ ]
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15. Give the appropriate response (√)
How many hours per week are you provided to use computers to teach Geography lesson.
0 hrs ½ hrs 1 hrs 2 hrs 3 hrs or more
Technical support
Tick your best response. The responses are A = Always
O = Often R= Rarely N = Never
16. How often teachers uses computers in your school to teach Geography? Frequency
A O S R N
17. How do you acquire resources for use in teaching and learning of Geography i) Improvisation
ii) Purchase by parents
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v) Supply KIE
vi) Any other (specify)__________________________________________________
18. (a) Challenges facing teachers in the utilization of geography teaching and learning resources in school. Indicate by using the following phrases strongly agree (SA), Agree (A), Not sure (NS), Disagree (D) and strongly Disagree (SD). Tick as appropriate
Challenges SA A NS D SD
Inadequate text and reference books Lack of time for improvising resources Lack of student interest
Lack of teacher interest Unreliable electricity supply Lack of knowledge
Insufficient number of computers Lack of internet connection in school Lack of technical assistance
Over enrolment
Too wide Geography syllabus
Lack of support from the school authorities Technology changes
80 b) Suggest ways of overcoming the above challenges
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
___________________________________________
__________________________________________
19. (a)Have you ever taken your students on field/educational trips to study Geography?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
(b) If your answer is Yes, list down the places visited
i. ________________________ ii. _________________________ iii. __________________________ iv. _________________________ v. __________________________ vi. __________________________
20. (a) State some of the challenges you face at different stages in the field trip i. At preparation state ___________
___________
___________
ii. Actual visit day ___________
___________ ___________
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iii. After the visit ___________
___________ ___________
(b) Suggest possible ways of overcoming the above challenges
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR FORM TWO STUDENTS
The following questions aim at obtaining information on the extent to which you to which you use instructional resources in learning Geography in your school. Please answer the following questions as honestly as possible by writing in spaces provided or ticking (√) against the appropriate response(s) from the alternatives given.
1. (a) Name of your school___________________________
(b) Type of school
i. Boy‘s school [ ]
ii. Girl‘s school [ ]
iii. Mixed school [ ]
(c) What is your gender? (only in mixed school)
Male [ ] Female [ ]
2. (a) List the main Geography books which are used and put a tick(√) to indicate how useful they are .
Title of the book Author Year of
publication
Very useful Not useful
1 2 3 4 5
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i. _________________________ ii. _________________________ iii._________________________ iv.__________________________
3. Who provides you with the Geography textbooks which you use?____________________
_________________________________________________________________________ 4. (a) Do you share Geography textbooks with other students?
Yes [ ] N0 [ ]
(b) If your answer is yes, how many students share one textbook?___________________ 5. What problems do you face when using Geography textbooks?
i. _________________________
ii. _________________________
iii. _________________________
iv. __________________________
v. __________________________
6. How do you overcome the problem you have listed in question (5) above?
i. _________________________
ii. _________________________
iii. _________________________
iv. _________________________
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b) Apart from the textbooks indicate whether you use the following resources in learning geography
i. Maps and diagrams [ ]
ii. Globe [ ] iii. Models [ ] iv. Diorama [ ] v. Charts [ ] vi. Magazines [ ] vii. Journals [ ] viii. Computer [ ] ix. Internet [ ] x. Radio [ ] xi. TV [ ]
Any other (specify)__________________________________________________
7. (a) Are you computer literate?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
(b) If your answer is yes, state by ticking appropriate areas where you use your computer skills to enhance learning.
i. Browsing in the internet [ ]
ii. Exchanging ideas using e-mail [ ]
iii. Typing Geography statements [ ]
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8. (a) Does your Geography teacher sometimes ask you to assist in preparing some learning resources?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
(b) If the answer is Yes, indicate by ticking (√) where appropriate the type of resources you