APPENDICES
Appendix A
Questionnaire for Teachers
Dear Sir/Madam,
This questionnaire is designed to elicit information from teachers in order to explore the
effectiveness of interactive teaching methods in RME on Basic learners at Tafi Atome
R/C Basic School in the Afadzato South District, Volta Region. You will be contributing
immensely towards the successful teaching and learning of RME in Tafi Atome R/C
Basic School if you answer the following questions as frankly and truly as possible. Your
name is not required and any information given will be treated as confidential.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Section A
Biographic Data
Please, tick [ ] the appropriate box [ ] or column; or write in the blank spaces where necessary
1. Sex: Male [ ] Female [ ]
2. Age: Below 20 years [ ] 21– 30 years [ ] 31– 40 years [ ]
41– 50 years [ ] 51– 60 years [ ].
3. Religious affiliation ……………………………………………………
4. Your highest academic/professional qualification.
Cert. “A” [ ]
Diploma [ ]
Specialist [ ]
First Degree [ ]
Master’s Degree [ ]
Others (specify)…………………… ……….
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5. Do you have qualification in Religious and Moral Education?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
6. How long have you been teaching Religious and Moral Education?
Less than 1 year [ ]
1 - 5 years [ ]
6 – 10 years [ ]
11 years above [ ]
7. How many in-service courses in methods of teaching RME have you attended?
Nil [ ] 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 and above [ ]
Section B
Teacher Factor
Please respond to all items given below by putting a tick [ ] in the appropriate space using the
following scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree (SD), 2 = Disagree (D); 3 = Agree (A) and 4 = Strongly
Agree (SA). How would you rate your preparation (training) as class teacher with respect to each
of the following competencies?
No. Item SD D A SA
8 You have requisite training to teach Religious and
Moral Education
9 You are clear with the aims of RME.
10 You know which interactive methods to use when
teaching various topics in RME
11 You have skills in using instructional materials
12 You use appropriate procedures to assess pupils
learning
13 You handle RME objectively and dispassionately
14 You have ability to distinguish facts from faiths
15 You have skills to translate the content of RME
into a reality
16 You understand various ways pupils’ study RME.
17 You have the ability to accommodate opinions of
pupils
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18 You have knowledge of the general characteristics
of the RME syllabus
19 You attend in-service training programmes on
RME
20 You take pupils‟ abilities into consideration when
teaching RME
21 You are abreast with most current theories and
practices in RME
22 You have skills to maintain discipline during
RME lessons
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Appendix B
Learner’s Questionnaire
Section A
Background Characteristics
Name: ………………………………………………………………………
Class: ……………………………………………………………………….
Sex: …………………………………………………………………………
Age: …………………………………….......................................................
Religious Affiliation: ……………………………………………………….
Section B
Effectiveness of interactive teaching methods and its impact on teaching/learning process
1. Does your teacher use interactive instructional methods to teach you RME?
Yes No
2. If Yes what kind of interactive teaching methods?
Brainstorming
Questioning
Discussion
Debate
Role play
Group works
3. When your teachers teach you RME using any of the interactive teaching methods do you
understand? Yes No
If Yes why…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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……………………………………………………………………………………………..
If No, why……………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. When your teacher teaches you RME without using any interactive teaching method do you
understand?
Yes No
5. What are some of the topics you would like your teacher to use the interactive methods to
teach you in RME?
………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Appendix C
Observation Guide
School: ……………………………………………………………………
Teacher: …………………………………………………………………...
Subject: …………………………………………………………………...
Date: …………………………. …. Time: ……………………
1. Check the size of the class.
2. Observe the kinds of teaching learning materials present or available for teachers and
learners?
3. Observe the presentation of RME lessons and their explanations.
4. Observe examples/illustrations that are given and if they are able to facilitate learners’
understanding of what is being taught.
5. Were teachers using any form of interactive teaching method to teach RME?
6. Was the teacher clearly heard by all learners in the class?
7. Observe learners’ and teacher’s responses and reactions towards RME lessons?
8. Observe teacher’s command over the subject matter?
9. Did the teacher present the RME lessons in a lively and enthusiastic manner and were
the learners actively participating in the class?
10. Were learners able to ask questions based on what was being taught them?
11. Did the questions prove that learners understood lessons that were being taught them?
