TY - JOUR AU - Langat Kipkoech PY - 2021/04/08 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Use of Field Trip Method in History and Government Instruction in Secondary Schools JF - East African Journal of Education Studies JA - EAJES VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.37284/eajes.3.1.316 UR - https://journals.eanso.org/index.php/eajes/article/view/316 AB - The study’s objectives were to investigate the commonly used methods in History and Government instruction, that is the field trip method. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design, which employed a descriptive and qualitative survey. The sample was drawn from selected secondary schools in the Bureti district. A sample of 15 schools and 300 form three History and Government students were selected through a stratified sampling method. Purposive sampling was employed to select 25 History and Government teachers. A pilot study was conducted to ascertain the reliability of the instruments. Primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires, while secondary data was derived from documented information from schools’ past academic records and other related documents in the school and District Education Officer’s office. The study revealed that most teachers and students did not use the field trip method, though their views were that the use of the field trip method had more benefits than the teacher-centred methods which they always use. The study recommends that History and Government teachers should increase the use of the field trip method in their classroom instruction. The findings would help teachers to evaluate and improve their teaching methods, focusing mainly on providing learners with opportunities to engage in most of the learning activities ER -