Educators in South Africa had to undergo a paradigm shift in the last few
years. According to the White Paper on Education and Training (1995) this
has been a move away from the traditional aims and objectives approach to
an outcomes based approach. Outcome based education (OBE), Curriculum
2005 and National Curriculum Statement posed major problems to teachers
teaching social sciences, mathematics and languages .Most of the teachers
from rural schools are without resources and expected to produce quality results
as those teachers from cities and affluent areas. The study was aimed at
determining whether grade nine teachers benefited from the training in Curriculum
2005 assessment techniques and whether training contributed to
meeting the intellectual and challenges facing South Africans in the 21st century.
The study followed a qualitative approach. Data were collected from
grade nine teachers, from rural schools, teaching grade 9. The study found
that the teachers felt that they had not been trained adequately. Teachers regarded
one week as inadequate for the training and training materials insufficient
for the participants. The study concludes with recommendations for the
successful implementation of Curriculum 2005 and for further research.The
book will assist OBE teachers, researchers, and curriculum advisers to reflect
and understand problems encountered by farm school teachers.