What is it about?
Training is an important ingredient in teachers' performance. It is expected that teacher training is positively correlated to students' performance. Unfortunately many trained teachers are ineffective. This paper looks at the characteristics of trained teachers that may make them ineffective in teaching Kenyan secondary school students.
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Why is it important?
The results of this study are important because they point out to characteristics that persist in teachers even after training which may negatively affect students' performance. This is critical because unlike self administered reports, this study looks at these characteristics from the students' lens.
Perspectives
I hope that secondary school teachers can use this article to reflect on their approach to teaching which may hinder their achievement. The success of any teaching requires concerted efforts between the student, the teacher and the parent. In most cases, students remain at the receiving end of assessments of this nature. However, if taken objectively, this study may solve the puzzle of 'what could be the missing link'.
Elizabeth A Owino
Moi University
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This page is a summary of: The Salient Characteristics of Trained Ineffective Teachers in Secondary Schools in Kenya, SAGE Open, October 2011, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2158244011434102.
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