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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
This textbook is part of school curriculum reform in Rwanda in particular how
the curriculum is taught. It is hoped that this change will make what you learn
in school more useful both at school and when you leave school.
In the past, the main reason for schooling was to obtain knowledge – that is
facts and ideas about each subject. But nowadays the main reason due to
changes that are happening in the environment and the job market is becoming
more competitive therefore you should be able to use the knowledge you
will obtain from this text book to develop competencies. These competencies
include, ability to think for yourself, ability to communicate with others and to
explain what you have learnt, as well as being creative in developing your own
ideas, not just following those of the Tutor and the textbook. In this textbook,
different approaches are used to help you to develop competences and make
this textbook user friendly. Among these approaches are the following:
Activity-based learning
These activities present you with instructions to follow that will help you to
learn and discover others for yourself. You already have knowledge and many
ideas based on the experiences you have had and your life within community.
Some of the activities, therefore, require you to use the knowledge and ideas
you already have.
In using this book, therefore, it is essential that you do all the activities and
follow all the instructions. You will not learn very well unless you complete
these activities provided. They are the most important part of the Textbook.
In some ways this makes learning more of a challenge. It is usually challenging
to think for yourself than to copy what the Tutor tells you. But if you take up
this challenge you will become a better person and become more productive
and successful in your life.
Group work
You can also learn a lot from other people in your class. If you have a problem,
it can often be solved by sharing it with others. Many of the activities in the
book, therefore, involve discussion. Your tutor will help to form and organize
these groups in a conducive learning environment facing each other. You cannot
discuss properly unless you are facing each other.
Research
One of the objectives of the new curriculum is to help you discover for yourself.
Some activities, therefore, require you to do research using Textbooks in
the library, the internet if your school has access, or any other source such
as newspapers and magazines etc. This means that you will develop skills
of learning for yourself that can help you both when still in school and after
school. Your tutor will help in case your school does not have a fully equipped
library or internet.
Skills lab
Entrepreneurship subject is more practical than theoretical that is why it
requires time for skills lab which is a regular time on normal time table when
student-teachers are required to complete learning activities working in
manageable groups.
During skills lab activity student-teachers are given an opportunity to talk
more and get more involved in the lesson than tutors. Student-teachers receive
constructive feedback on work done (Tutor gives quality feedback on student
presentations).
The Skills Lab prepares student-teachers to complete portfolio assignments on
their own after classes. So, classroom activity should connect directly to the
portfolio assignment and during the skills lab the tutor makes sure that he/
she links the unit with the portfolio assignment, student’s business club and
back home projects.
Icons
To guide you, each activity in the book is marked by a symbol or icon to show
you what kind of activity it is. The icons are as follows:
This indicates thinking for yourself or groups discussion. You are expected to
use your own knowledge or experience, or think about what you have read in
the book, and answer questions individually or as a group activity.
Thinking icon/Learning activity icon
This icon reminds you to link your previous knowledge with the topic you
are going to learn. As a student feel free to express what you already know
about the topic. What is most important is not giving the right answer but the
contribution you are making towards what you are going to learn.
Application Activity icon
Some activities require you to complete them in your exercise book or any other
book. It is time for you to show if you have understood the lesson by answering
the questions provided.
Skills lab icon
This icon indicates a practical activity, such as a role play to solve a problem or
complete an activity, participating in a debate and following the instructions
provided by the teacher. These activities will help you to obtain practical skills
which you can use even after school.
End unit Assessment icon
This icon requires you to write down the responses to activities including
experiments, case studies and other activities which assess the attainment
of the competences. Tutors are expected to observe the changes in you as astudent teacher.