INFLUENCE OF APPLICATION OF FIELDWORK TEACHING STRATEGY ON LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE OF LEARNERS IN GEOGRAPHY IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NYAKACH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA.


Ongek Margaret, Ajowi Jack , Otienoh Ruth
1. Department of Curriculum Instruction and Educational Media, University of Kabianga, 2 & 3. Department of Curriculum and Educational Management, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science & Technology, Kenya
Abstract
Geography is a hands-on, minds-on subject which ought to be taught using interactive strategies like fieldwork for better performance. In Kenya, stakeholders are concerned about the way geography is taught in secondary schools in Nyakach due to perpetual declining performance. This study sought to examine the influence of utilization of fieldwork teaching strategy on learning and performance of learners in geography in public secondary schools in Nyakach. The study was underpinned by the social constructivists’ theory of learning which postulates that knowledge is believed to be constructed by individual learners in a social setting. The conceptual framework was based on the effect of independent variable (fieldwork) on the dependent variable (learning and performance in geography). Mixed methods approach was used. Concurrent triangulation design was utilised as both quantitative and qualitative data from various sources and contexts were compared and verified. The study used proportionate stratified, purposive, simple random and saturated sampling to arrive at various sample sizes. Data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, observations, focus group discussions and document analysis. Data obtained were coded for analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 29. Quantitative data were analysed by descriptive statistics; frequency distribution, percentages; and means were used to draw inferences based on findings. Qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. The main findings of the study were that:38.3 % teachers use field work while 61.7% do not use it. Interviews and FDG’s emphasized that fieldwork was scarcely used hence limiting learning of geography. Conclusion is that field work is underutilized thus negatively affecting the instructional process. Teachers ought to use fieldwork optimally during instruction to help learners understand geography better hence attain higher results. These findings may be useful to stakeholders to fund and organize more field trips for students to improve learning and performance in geography.
Keywords: Influence, Application, Field Work, Strategy, Teaching, Learning, Geography
Journal Name :
EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)

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Published on : 2025-07-25

Vol : 11
Issue : 7
Month : July
Year : 2025
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