Abstract: Instructional supervision is key to effective teaching. Whereas emphasis has been put on external instructional supervision, less attention has been given to Internal Instructional Supervision (IIS), probably because its influence on teaching effectiveness is yet to be established. Kakamega County is the second largest County in terms of population yet achievement in English is low at a mean score of 5.26 in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (2007-2012). The County’s Panel of Standards Assessment report, 2010 and 2011 pegged this to weak IIS structures. The purpose of this study was to establish influence of type of IIS on teaching effectiveness. A conceptual framework constituting of type of internal instructional supervision as the independent variables and teaching effectiveness as the dependent variable was used. The study used ex-post –facto, correlation and descriptive survey designs. Population was 13 Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (QUASO), 247 principals, 247 HODs and 494 teachers. It sampled 13 QUASO, 74 principals, 74 HODs and 215 teachers through purposive sampling. Questionnaires, interview schedules and document analysis guide were used. To establish validity, the instruments were given to experts in language pedagogy. A pilot study was conducted using 10% of the population; this gave rise to 24 principals, 24 HODs and 50 teachers to establish reliability. Quantitative data was analysed using frequencies, percentages and Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression. Qualitative data was transcribed, categorized and reported in themes relevant to the study. Findings revealed that 23% of teaching effectiveness could be predicted by types of internal instructional supervision. The study recommends that collaborative supervision be adopted followed by directive informational type. Findings of this study inform school personnel and educational stakeholders to maximise on classroom observation and adopt collaborative and directive informational types of IIS for teaching effectiveness.
Keywords: Internal instructional supervision, influence and teaching effectiveness.
Title: INFLUENCE OF TYPE OF INTERNAL INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION ON TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS IN ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
Author: Adrum Grace Anyango, Prof Indoshi Francis, Dr Okwach Tonny O.
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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