Empirical Study

Classroom interaction in Rwandan secondary physics classrooms

Sawa Iwakuni This study investigates the classroom environment and interactions in physics lessons in Rwandan lower secondary schools. The data obtained from 6 classroom observations, interviews with 6 teachers, and interviews with 17 students have been used to explore classroom discourse which has been generally regarded as ‘teacher-centred’, ‘knowledge transmission’ and ‘highly ritualized’. The research … Continue reading