Saoke Victor Okoth, Ndwiga Zachary N, Githaiga Pauline W, Musafiri Collins M
Department of Education, University of Embu, PO BOX 6-60100, Embu, Kenya.
Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Management, Egerton University, PO BOX 536, Egerton-Njoro, Kenya.
Heliyon. 2022 Oct 26;8(11):e11177. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11177. eCollection 2022 Nov.
Approaches, methods, and techniques of teaching Christian Religious Education (CRE) in Kenya have changed over time. Improved teaching strategies such as a five-stage lesson plan framework enhance students' performance. Despite the novelty of the framework, there is limited information on its spread and utilization among CRE teachers in Kenya. Therefore, this study assessed the determinants of awareness and implementation of the novel five-stage lesson plan framework in Meru County, Kenya. The study sampled 226 CRE teachers using a semi-structured questionnaire. The study employed an Ordered Probit Model to assess the determinants of the number of five-stage lesson plan stages awareness and implemented by the CRE teachers. The Ordered Probit analysis revealed that gender, academic qualification, working experience, and challenges were crucial determinants of awareness and implementation of the five-stage lesson plan framework. The findings implied that policymakers and relevant stakeholders in education should consider pre-service and in-service training, workshops, and seminars in upscaling or promoting the awareness and implementation of the five-stage lesson plan framework. Educational policies targeting improved teaching methods should enhance recognition and operation of the five-stage lesson plan framework.
肯尼亚基督教宗教教育（CRE）的教学方法、手段和技巧随时间发生了变化。诸如五步教学计划框架等改进后的教学策略提高了学生的成绩。尽管该框架很新颖，但关于其在肯尼亚CRE教师中的传播和使用情况的信息有限。因此，本研究评估了肯尼亚梅鲁县新颖的五步教学计划框架的知晓度和实施情况的决定因素。该研究使用半结构化问卷对226名CRE教师进行了抽样调查。该研究采用有序概率模型来评估CRE教师知晓并实施的五步教学计划阶段数量的决定因素。有序概率分析表明，性别、学历、工作经验和挑战是五步教学计划框架知晓度和实施情况的关键决定因素。研究结果表明，教育政策制定者和相关利益攸关方应考虑开展职前和在职培训、举办讲习班和研讨会，以提高或促进对五步教学计划框架的知晓度和实施情况。针对改进教学方法的教育政策应加强对五步教学计划框架的认可和应用。
