Novice tutors' experiences and effective tutoring in public primary teachers' colleges in Karamoja sub-region in Northern Uganda.

Abstract

This study on the effect of novice tutors’ experience on effective tutoring in public primary teachers’ college was carried out in PTCs in Karamoja sub-region. Specifically, the study was restricted to establishing the effect of novice tutors’ pedagogical experiences on effective tutoring; establishing the effect of novice tutors’ social experiences on effective tutoring; establishing the effect of novice tutors’ managerial experiences on effective tutoring; and establishing the effect of novice tutors’ technical experiences on effective tutoring in Public Primary Teachers’ Colleges in Karamoja. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study used a sample of 93 respondents/participants that included Principals, Deputy Principals, tutors and student leaders in the PTCs in Karamoja sub-region. The study used self-administered questionnaires and face to face interviews to gather the required data that was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study showed that the novice tutors’ pedagogical, social, managerial and technical experiences accounted for 9.6%, 26.2%, 19.2% and 2.7% of effective tutoring in PTCs in Karamoja respectively. The study concluded that novice tutors’ pedagogical experiences, social experiences, managerial experiences and technical experiences all had a statistically significant effect on novice tutors’ effective tutoring in PTCs in Karamoja sub-region. The study recommended among others that training of tutors in PTCs should emphasize attainment of four experiences because novice tutors need all of them to effectively teach. Further, the study recommended that training of tutors should be more practical than theoretical. The trainees should always try out everything taught to ensure that they gain experiences. Furthermore, the study recommended that for the training of tutors to be more practical, the PTCs should be well-equipped with the requisite technological facilities to ensure that trainees get more hands-on experiences.