Outline of the Project

Project Title

Project for Expansion of New Curriculum of Teacher Training Institute (IFP)

Country

Republic of Mozambique (Mozambique)

Date of Signature (Agreement for Implementation)

December 22, 2015

Project Site

Ministry of Education and Human Development (MINEDH), Matola IFP in Maputo Province and other selected IFPs

Period

From March 18, 2016 to April 30, 2020

Counterparts

MINEDH

Background

In 2014, the completion rate in primary education in Mozambique was 52.2% (MINEDH). In addition, MINEDH's research in 2013 found that only 6.3% of grade 3 students in primary school achieved the desired standard of basic reading and writing skills. Furthermore, the SACMEQ results from 2007 revealed a challenge that the level of student' learning in Mozambique remains lower than the other countries in the same region. Mozambique was 12th in literacy and was 10th in numeracy among 15 countries. Thus, the quality of education is still a big challenge in Mozambique. In order to tackle the issue, the Government of Mozambique has highlighted the importance of teachers' quality, and is working on the reform of pre-service teachers' education and training program.

It is within this context that JICA has been implementing "Strengthening of Primary Education in Gaza province in Mozambique", and "Improvement of teaching methodology of IFPs on In-service education and training in Mozambique" to carry out student-centered, problem-based learning, and hypothesis-testing methods for lessons. Based on the results produced by these projects and training, the Government of Mozambique requested further assistance from the Government of Japan to improve pre-service teacher training program in primary education.

This Project aims to improve the capacity to teach of IFP teachers and enhance subject knowledge and the capacity to teach of IFP students, namely future primary teachers, in the country, by developing learning materials of Mathematics and Natural Science education and distributing them to all IFPs. By transmitting skills and knowledge to National Institute Educational Development (INDE), it will contribute to improve the capacities of core people who are in charge of development of learning materials.

The main activities of the Project are as follows:

1. To establish a plan of elaboration for learning materials of Mathematics and Natural Sciences education and its working structure, based on the results of survey on actual situation of IFP students' capacity in Mathematics and Natural Sciences and analysis of new curriculum, text books and teachers' guides of primary education.
2. To develop learning materials for IFP students, related to Mathematics and Natural Sciences education, based on the plan of elaboration for learning materials of Mathematics and Natural Sciences education.
3. To implement induction trainings for Mathematics and Natural Sciences teachers in the selected IFPs and try out the developed learning materials by the Project in selected IFPs.
4. To implement induction trainings to all IFP teachers in Mathematics and Natural Sciences and disseminate learning materials and model lesson plans for IFP students, related to Mathematics and Natural Sciences education to all IFPs.

Objective

General Objective

IFP students' capacity to teach Mathematics and Natural Science is developed.

Project Purpose

Learning materials developed by the Project are applied to use in pre-service teachers' education and training program in IFP.

Outputs

1. The plan of elaboration for learning materials of Mathematics and Natural Sciences education are established.
2. Learning materials for IFP students, related to Mathematics and Natural Sciences education, are prepared.
3. Learning materials developed by the Project are tried out in the selected IFPs
4. Learning materials for IFP students, related to Mathematics and Natural Sciences education, and model lesson plans on Mathematics and Natural Sciences are disseminated among all IFPs

Activities

1-1	To investigate actual situation of education in Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
1-2	To analyze the new curriculum of primary education, new text books and new teachers' guides.
1-3	To prepare sample learning materials on some units based on Activities 1-1 and 1-2.
1-4	To analyze the sample learning materials and establish the plan of elaboration for these materials and its working structure.

2-1	To develop learning materials for IFP students, related to Mathematics and Natural Sciences education, based on Activity 1-4.
2-2	To develop model lesson plans of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
2-3	To check the developed learning materials and model lesson plans.
2-4	To print the developed materials to try them out in the selected IFPs.

3-1	To make a validation plan to try out the developed materials in the selected IFPs.
3-2	To implement an induction training for Mathematics and Natural Sciences teachers in selected IFPs.
3-3	To implement lessons by the teachers in selected IFPs.
3-4	To monitor the lessons using the developed materials.
3-5	To collect and analyze monitoring results.
3-6	To prepare monitoring reports.
3-7	To share the reports with personnel concerned.
3-8	To revise the developed learning materials and model lesson plans for IFP students based on the monitoring results.

4-1	To prepare an induction program of developed materials and lesson plans to all IFPs.
4-2	To implement an induction training to all IFP teachers on Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
4-3	To implement a training for Executing Agency in charge of monitoring.
4-4	To monitor the use of the developed materials.
4-5	To prepare monitoring reports regarding the use of the developed materials.
4-6	To share the monitoring reports with personnel concerned.

Inputs

Japanese Side

• Dispatch of Experts (Team Leader, Coordinator / Learning Materials' Development Specialist, Natural Science Education Specialists, Mathematics Education Specialists)
• Training in Japan: 7-10 trainees per year
• Necessary Equipment: 1 Vehicle, Office equipment
• Cost (Cost for activities of JICA experts, 1 production (validation version) and its distribution of the developed materials, Monitoring and studies of the project impact, Implementation of sharing information and experience seminars)

Mozambican Side

• Services of MINEDH's counterpart personnel and administrative personnel (Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) members, Materials Elaborating Team, Validation Team of Developed Materials (principals, assistant principal, subject chief and teachers in Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Matola and other selected IFPs),and Pedagogic University's directors and teachers)
• Office and commodities in MINEDH for JICA Experts and Project's counterparts
• Cost (Teachers' training including daily allowance of the participants, Distribution of materials including communication cost after the validation, Monitoring and studies including daily allowance of the participants)

• Project Design Matrix (PDM) (PDF/130KB)