Problems faced by teachers and learners in using realia in teaching and learning of biology in secondary schools in Chemachinda cluster of Guruve district
- Author
- Chigangaidze, Agatha
- Title
- Problems faced by teachers and learners in using realia in teaching and learning of biology in secondary schools in Chemachinda cluster of Guruve district
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to explore the problems faced by teachers and learners in using realia in teaching and learning of Biology in Secondary schools in Chemachinda Cluster of Guruve District. Using research methodology, the study was guided by the interpretive research paradigm which focuses on ways in which human beings make sense of their subjective reality by attaching meaning to it. The research used a qualitative approach and purposive sampling was used to ensure the choice of participants with the information needed in the study. The total sample of participants was made up of five teachers and thirty learners. The total sample was thirty five participants. The study used structured interview questions, observations and a questionnaire for the data collection. Tables and narrations were used for analysis of qualitative data. The findings revealed the benefits and challenges faced by teachers and learners in implementing realia based teaching and learning in of Biology in Secondary schools in Chemachinda Cluster of Guruve District. Recommendations were made to provide basic training to teachers on implementing realia in the teaching and learning process of Biology .In addition, teachers were encouraged to continually seek to improve themselves professionally so that they keep themselves abreast with the changes that took place in the education system. Parents should try by all means to provide their children with necessary and enabling realia to foster learning.
- Date
- June 2024
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Realia
- Teachers and Learners
- Secondary Schools
- Supervisor
- Ms. Muremba
- Media
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