Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation on Teaching and Learning in Public Primary Schools in Ubungo District in Dar es Salaam.

Khouf, Hudhaifa A. (2020) Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation on Teaching and Learning in Public Primary Schools in Ubungo District in Dar es Salaam. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study focused on investigating the contribution of monitoring and evaluation on effective teaching and learning in public primary schools in Ubungo district. The study had four specific objectives: 1.To establish the contribution of lesson preparation, teaching and learning process. 2.Impact of monitoring of school attendance for teachers and students on teaching and learning process. 3.Contribution of the evaluation process used in schools on the effectiveness of teaching and learning. 4.To establish the effect of learning and teaching environment on the effectiveness of teaching and learning.  This was a survey study design, involving a sample size of 25 head teachers, 90 teachers, and 30 head of departments in 25 public primary schools in Ubungo district, in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.  The study reveals that teachers prepare a scheme of work prior teaching process. The scheme of work also includes preparation of lesson plans, lesson notes and use of teaching aids which relates the theory and real life. The current study projects that teachers adhere to these requirements except that they don't have enough teaching aids. Majority of the respondents agreed that monitoring and evaluation had pushed teachers always to enter in class on-time and sign in class journals on which headteacher do regularly check the class journals. However, there is a weakness in headteachers and academic supervision, lack of a proper program for helping slow learners and unconducive learning environment. Results show that evaluation process includes class works and quizzes are given regularly or not. Furthermore, majority of the respondents doesn't set tests and exams and send to the academic masters without prior evaluation or supervision on the validity of the content and the materials delivered to the class. The study recommends improvement in different areas of monitoring and evaluation as they have an impact on the teaching and learning process. The finding of the study has provided invaluable insight into the role of monitoring and evaluation of effective teaching and learning in public primary schools. This will help policymakers in formulating policies to guide the monitoring and evaluation process in primary schools.

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