Selected Factors that Influence Self-Efficacy in Competence Based Education among Junior School Learners in Kenya

The implementation of Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya began in the year 2017 with the aim of nurturing the learners to attain their full capability and develop skills to meet the demands of the 21st century. To ensure that this system succeeds, the Government through the Ministry of Education has increased investment in infrastructure and human resource development. However, its alleged that CBC is yet to realize its aspirations because of the dwindling nature of learning outcomes especially in public primary schools. For instance, Uwezo Learning Assessment Report (2021) revealed that only 40% of the pupils in grade 3 met expectation in reading a grade three text. The results indicate that a significant number of pupils do not acquire adequate skills as outlined in CBC implementation framework. This calls for research to provide evidence that may be used to address the gaps in order to realize the objectives of CBC. This research article focuses on parental involvement and teacher competence in implementation of CBC as factors that influence self-efficacy among primary school pupils in Kenya. The study was restricted to desk top literature review on how parental involvement and teacher competence influence self-efficacy among primary school learners. The search criteria for the articles reviewed was based on the sample used, year of publication (2019 and after) and variables of study. Data were collected using descriptive analysis and thematic analysis. The results indicated that parental involvement and teacher competence in implementation of CBC influence self-efficacy in competence based education among primary school pupils in Kenya. Based on the results, the study recommends that teacher training should be enhanced to improve their competence in the implementation of CBC for high quality learning outcomes. The parents should be sensitized more to get involved in the learning of pupils to enhance their self-efficacy.