Determining Teacher Attitude in Utilization of Play in Teaching in ECDE Centres in Nyamira County, Kenya

Ongera Nancy, Dr. Enock Obuba & Dr. Eliud Nyakundi
Kisii University, Kenya
Corresponding Author: ongeran1@gmail.com

Received September 24, 2020; Revised September 29, 2020; Accepted September 30, 2020

Abstract: This study purposed to examine teacher attitude towards utilization of play in teaching at ECDE centres in Nyamira County. ECDE aims at providing learning for developing a kid’s mental competences, confidence, physical growth, selfawareness and self-esteem. Studies have shown that play is rarely utilized in instructions and training in many ECDE centers in Kenya. This study assessed the Teachers attitude in utilization of lay in teaching at ECDE centres in Nyamira county. The objective of the study was: To examine teachers’ attitudes towards utilization of play in teaching at ECDE centres in Nyamira county; The study used questionnaires in collecting data. 120 sample size of respondents was chosen from the target population. Study piloting was done in one school to help in improving the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were utilized for data analysis. Quantitative data collected was coded and analyzed by the use of descriptive statics with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 and qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The findings were presented in tables. The outcomes of the study indicated that; 33% of teachers strongly believed that there was a need to use play in ECDE centers. On activities used in teaching, it was revealed that 44% of teachers supported play as a resource for ECDE learning and teaching. The research will be of great significance to KICD, the national government, and to the devolved governments in the country with regard to equipping ECDE centers appropriately.