SMASSE Cascade System 2. The Cascade System of INSET

2-1 Cascade System

There are two levels of training, one at the national and the other at the district. At the national level, the National trainers train district (key) trainers. At the district level, the district trainers train teachers in their respective districts. This is summarized in the diagram below:-

The attendance at the INSET cycles, each of 10 working days, for the two levels is shown in the tables below:

2-2 National INSET

Cycle @ Participants
1st Aug 1999 134
2nd Aug 2000 190
3rd Apr & Aug 2001 104 & 177
4th Aug 2002 193

2-3 District INSET
Cycle @ Participants
1st Apr 2000 1,835
2nd Apr & Aug 2000 1,437 & 1,221
3rd Apr 2002 1,677

2-4 Rationale: Balancing Quantity and Quality

The baseline survey on the situation of mathematics and science in schools in Kenya conducted at the onset of SMASSE in 1998, pointed out the following problems:

  1. Attitudinal factors
  2. Teaching methodology
  3. Mastery of content
  4. Professional interactive fora for teachers
  5. Development of teaching/learning materials
  6. Administrative factors
In order to reverse this trend, the project recognized the need to enhance the quality of teaching in terms of attitude, teaching methodology, mastery of content, assessment, resource mobilization and utilization etc. through INSET.

District INSET
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