COPUS Data for Teaching Practice of Chemistry in Secondary schools in Rwanda
Description
The dataset comprises the classroom observation data collected in 10 secondary schools of Gasabo district, Rwanda. Using the Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS). In total are 30 observations correspond to 30 teaching period as one chemistry class was observed per school three times at different moments between May to July 2019. The duration of the class period is 40 minutes. Schools were selected to represent the geographic location of the Gasabo District. The focus is the second grade of the secondary school in Rwanda (S2). The null hypothesis was that there is no significant difference in both teaching and learning activities in chemistry classes based on the time spent on each activity in relation to the active or passive learning and teaching process. The observations were recorded in each 2-min time interval.
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Steps to reproduce
The data were collected through classroom observation using the COPUS tool. The observer put a check under all codes (among all 25 codes) that happen anytime in each 2 minute time period and O when nothing related to provided codes is observed together with a comment aside. To reproduce, one can look at the followings: The same data set can be used to assess the students' engagement level. The students' engagement level can be linked to the observed classroom practices. One can find out if we have more engagement is related to learners spending much time on active learning.