TITLE:
Mentoring Feedback to Support Teaching: Changes in Teacher’s Practice in Government Aided Secondary Schools in the Acholi Sub-Region
AUTHORS:
John Bismarck Okumu, Tom Henry Ogwang, Opio George, Ajok Kilama Teddy
KEYWORDS:
Feedback, Mentoring, Teacher Effectiveness, Government Aided Secondary Schools
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.13 No.4,
April
25,
2022
ABSTRACT: This article presents changes in practices of teachers in government aided secondary schools in the Acholi Sub-region taking part in mentoring feedback to improve teaching processes. Data was collected using questionnaire survey, interviews and documentary analysis with teachers, Director of studies, Deputy head teachers, Head teachers. Results describe that quality mentoring feedback is a significant contributor to professional and academic success as this helps mentors share professional experiences at different stages of teachers’ career. The study concluded that mentoring feedback improves teacher practices and further helps them to learn new activities which maintain their relevance in the contemporary world. The study recommends that mentoring guidance should focus on giving feedback, social interaction, instructional practices and clarity in teaching that have direct measurable impacts on students learning.