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Instruction of reading for nationhood: English language teachers’ cognition in Kenya

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dc.contributor.author Manyasi, Beatrice N
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-20T07:51:35Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-20T07:51:35Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.citation Manyasi, B. N., & Onchera, P. O. (2013). Instruction of reading for nationhood: English language teachers' cognition in Kenya. Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 4(5), 698-705. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2141-6990
dc.identifier.uri http://ir-library.kabianga.ac.ke/handle/123456789/246
dc.description Journal of emerging trends in educational research and policy studies en_US
dc.description.abstract This paper discusses secondary school teachers' cognition of the instruction of reading to instill human values among students in secondary schools in Kenya. The main purpose of the study was to determine how teachers of English use curriculum implementation to enable learners to acquire moral values stipulated in the philosophy of education in Kenya. Data was obtained from 30 teachers of English within Uasin Gishu County. Instruments used to generate data were informal interviews and observation of classroom practice. The study established that several contextual factors such as the school administration, Quality Assurance and Standards Officers among others made teachers to belief that enabling students to score high marks was more significant than instilling human values. Teachers developed their cognition through benchmarking, collaboration with colleagues, teacher guide books, teacher workshops, teaching practice and teacher education. The findings are important to teacher educators, curriculum developers, Quality Assurance and Standard Officers, policy makers and researchers. They will realize that teachers are not robots to implement the curriculum as it is, they are rational beings and many factors affect their classroom practice. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Scholarlink research institute journals en_US
dc.subject Teacher cognition en_US
dc.subject Instruction en_US
dc.subject Reading en_US
dc.subject Nationhood and curriculum en_US
dc.title Instruction of reading for nationhood: English language teachers’ cognition in Kenya en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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