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Implementing a Competency-Based Curriculum in Science Education

A Tanzania Mainland Case Study

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Mnamo mwaka wa elfu mbili na tano, Tanzania Bara ilianzisha mtaala mpya unaojikita katika uimarishaji wa umahiri badala ya ukariri na ukumbukaji wa maarifa maudhui. Katika elimu ya sayansi, lengo kuu la mtaala huu ni kumwezesha mwanafunzi kuimarisha maarifa katika ufahamu wa misingi ya sayansi kupitia ufundishaji unaomshirikisha mwanafunzi kivitendo.

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Mohamed, M., Karuku, S. (2017). Implementing a Competency-Based Curriculum in Science Education. In: Otulaja, F.S., Ogunniyi, M.B. (eds) The World of Science Education. Cultural and Historical Perpectives on Science Education: Handbooks. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-089-9_7

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