Constructivism in Teacher Preparation in Kenya
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This article summarizes the traditional methods of teacher preparation, in which teachers are trained to efficiently transfer the information from the instructor to the learner and its shortcomings. Tella et al (2010) noted that such instructors-centred methods make the learners not to enjoy their lessons and therefore miss the benefits of intellectual discovery. The author then proposes some principles of Constructivist teacher preparation procedures which could be incorporated so that the instructors encourage the learners to reflect on their experiences and integrate such experiences with the new information in the process of constructing knowledge. Such a learner-centred method has been noted (Chika, 2012) to be powerful in enhancing learning achievement than instructor-centred. The incorporation of the constructivist teacher preparation into Kenya’s Education system would reflex the current global curriculum trends where various international countries, including Africas such as Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa are equally trying the system for better quality Education.
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