The government of Uganda has begun a process to change the A-level curriculum after the Minister of Education and Sports presented a paper to the cabinet to kick-start discussion.
The changes intended for A-level curriculum aim at matching changes that have been carried out in O-level curriculum of education.
The Information Communication Technology and National Guidance (ICT&NG) Minister, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, told journalists on November 5, 2024, at the Uganda Media Centre that the new curriculum of education is a major shift from the way most of the educationist Uganda has been taught, where the teaching was class-based, teacher-based, and examination-based.
There was a change in focus where a learner was assessed progressively through four years of O-level, and in a new curriculum, a method of instruction has more to do with practicals and special learning conveyed to learners.
Baryomunsi added that the Minister of Education presented to them an arrangement to change a curriculum of A-level to match the O-level curriculum, which has been changed and running.
“We have taken note of the method of current teaching of A-level curriculum, whose teaching method is teacher-centered, which is less engaging for the learners,” Baryomunsi said.
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Uganda’s new O-Level curriculum was introduced in February 2020, shifting to a new curriculum designed to help students develop skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, information literacy, information communication technology, and flexibility in life.
The old secondary curriculum was a student-centered approach, and was more teacher-centered, with a focus on rote learning and memorization, while the new curriculum emphasizes a student-centered approach, with an emphasis on student engagement and active learning.
The government advocates for new curriculum to address the country’s skilling challenges among students who get out of school to meet the learners’ needs.
