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Assessing the pre-service secondary school science teacher education programme at the University of Asmara, Eritrea
(University of the Western Cape, 2023) Tesfagabir, Ghebrehiwet Mehari
The central concern of this study is to evaluate the Science Education Unit (SEU) of the faculty of Education at Asmara University. The main aim of the SEU is not only to produce enough teachers for the nation, but also to produce science teachers who are competent in classroom instruction. This study compares the intended objectives with the attained objectives of the SEU with the stakeholders' perceptions of the programme. The reason for assessing the SEU programme was to determine quality of the programme in terms of its effort, effectiveness, impact and relevance in training science teachers. The pre-service teachers' training is expected to equip the secondary school science teachers with adequate content-knowledge and pedagogical skills for their future career, i.e. problem solving, decision-making and value judgment. The government has described the educational system of the country for the last ten years as a waste of meager resources because it does not produce employable youngsters. This study was therefore undertaken to provide empirical basis for decision-making regarding the authenticity of such claims.