Assessment of effectiveness of complementary basic education in Tanzania (cobet) curriculum: a case study of Kisarawe district in coast region
| dc.contributor.author | Selemani,Yusufu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-10T08:25:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-10T08:25:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study on assessment of effectiveness of the COBET curriculum was conducted in five COBET centres of Kisarawe District in Coast Region. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a randomly selected sample size of 90 respondents, which involved 80 COBET learners and 10 facilitators. Data were collected using documentary review and focus groups discussions, and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer programme. The results revealed that, there is a statistically significant (at p<0.05) difference in performance between COBET pupils and regular primary school pupils in national standard four examination, and school examinations for mainstreamed COBET pupils and primary school pupils. The study shows that primary school pupils performed better than COBET pupils in the national and school examinations. For cohort one pupils, 62% of the COBET pupils passed while 38% failed the national standard four examination, and cohort two children, 11% of the pupils passed while 88% failed in national standard seven examination in 2002. Also cohort two pupils. 51% of the COBET pupils passed the national standard seven examination in 2004. It was concluded that performance of COBET children was affected by several factors such as inadequate quantity and quality of facilitators/teachers; lack of school climate necessary for effectiveness of COBET curriculum; lack of learning resources and high drop-out rate which in Kisarawe District averaged at 31.4%between 2000 and 2004. The low attendance of COBET pupils was caused by factors such as walking long distances to and from the COBET centres; early pregnancies and marriages; lack of learning resources; involvement of learners in work for money and in home activities; lack of recreational facilities and low awareness of the community on the COBET programme. Recommendations pertaining to this study include having enough quantity and quality of facilitators/teachers, reviewing payment scheme for the teachers/facilitators,reviewing the COBET curriculum, improving teaching/learning resources for practical skills and providing lunch at the COBET centres. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7129 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Basic education | |
| dc.subject | COBET curriculum | |
| dc.subject | Primary school pupils | |
| dc.subject | Standard four examination | |
| dc.title | Assessment of effectiveness of complementary basic education in Tanzania (cobet) curriculum: a case study of Kisarawe district in coast region | |
| dc.type | Thesis |