A Case Study of Learning Materials Used to Deliver Knowledge and Skills– or Competency–Based Curricula (in Tanzania

The extent to which skills or the competency-based ethos of the curriculum are communicated in the books and learning materials used to deliver it in year 4 and 7 of schooling in Tanzania was the major theme of this study. Officials from MoEVT, TIE, NECTA, Kisarawe, Kinondoni, Moshi Municipal and Moshi Rural districts as well as teachers were involved in this study. Documentary review, focus group discussions, classroom observations and photographs from visited schools were used to collect data from schools.