Swaying pedagogy: A new paradigm for mathematics teachers education in Ethiopia

Abstract

Teachers are the most important school-based drivers of students' learning outcomes. Mathematics teachers in Ethiopia are facing an innumerable number of instructional obstacles due to a lack of appropriate training modalities. The main aim of the study is to indicate the way to develop a swaying pedagogy curriculum for a post-graduate program (PGP). Both primary and secondary data were collected. The result divulged that while the government has recognized the importance of mathematics literacy and competency for the 21st-century job market, students' interest and achievement in mathematics have a deteriorating trend. This is because the teachers’ lack of exposure to the contemporary advancement of pedagogical sciences. Moreover, teachers have knowledge gaps in content and pedagogy and are unable to fill their gaps due to a lack of upgrading opportunities. Therefore, the study forwards the swaying pedagogy curriculum to overcome observed problems.

Keywords

• Content knowledge
• Mathematics education
• Pedagogical knowledge
• Swaying pedagogy
• Teacher's training