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    Assessment of geography teachers’ competencies in facilitating the Acquisition of 21st century skills among secondary school students in Morogoro Municipality
    (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2023-11) Senjiro Upendo
    ABSTRACT This study explored the competencies of Geography st teachers in facilitating the acquisition of 21 -century skills among secondary school students in Morogoro Municipality. Specifically, the study assessed teachers‟ ability in planning and implementing lessons which develop 21st century skills among students and how formative assessment practices, management and administration of formative assessment tools promote the development of 21st century skills amongst students. Data were collected through interviews, documentary analysis and classroom observations from 32 Geography teachers sampled purposively, from 10 public secondary schools in Morogoro municipality. Data were analysed through content and descriptive analysis techniques. The findings indicate that most of the Geography teachers in secondary schools in Morogoro municipality are less st aware of 21 -century skills which include creativity; critical thinking, communication and collaboration thus limiting their ability to integrate such skills in planning and implementing their lessons. Also, the study found that, the formative assessment practices in secondary schools do not promote the development of 21st century skills because the majority of Geography teachers employ formative assessment tools that do not develop 21st century skills to students. Moreover, such tools are poorly administered and managed in schools. Based on this observation, the study concludes that, the formative assessment practices used in secondary schools do not influence the development of 21st Century skills to students.The study recommends in-service training to secondary school teachers on integrating 21st century skills in lesson planning, implementation,management and administration of formative assessment. In addition, the secondary education curriculum should be reviewed to give more weight to the formative assessment rather than summative assessment.di