MAREGESI MACHUMU

Lecturer, Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education

Education:

Ph.D (Education- Early Childhood Education)

Teaching:

1. Psychology of child development
2.  Introduction to Educational Psychology
3.  Educational Measurement and Evaluation
4.  Research Methods in Education
5.  Counselling and Special Needs education.
6. Geography and Civics Teaching Methods
7.  Introduction to General Psychology
8. Introduction to Social Psychology
9. Human Development and School Learning, and Psychology of Adolescence.

Research:

1. Machumu, A. M. M (2018). Research project titled Playing to learn: teachers’ use of playgrounds in supporting children’s learning, an ongoing project in Naitoria Arusha region.
2. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) (Education) Thesis–Promoting Children’s Learning Through Quality Pre-Primary Education in Tanzania.
3. Master of Arts in Applied Social Psychology (MA-ASP) Dissertation: The Adequacy of Indigenous Care Practices in Promoting Coping Efficacy among AIDS Orphaned Children in Babati Community in Tanzania.

Projects:

1. Integrating Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Tanzania: A focus on teachers’ competences – in progress

   Sponsored by Dar es salaam University College of Education (DUCE) Research fund

2. Machumu, A. M. M (2018). Research project titled Playing to learn: teachers’ use of playgrounds in supporting children’s learning, an ongoing project in Naitoria Arusha region.
3. Research Project- Rural Community members Engagement in the Education of Young children: A case of Milola, Lindi Region-Year 2013, Granting institution-The Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA), University of Dar es Salaam.
4. Evaluation project-Improving Children’s Learning and Participation in Kagera Region, Year 2018, Granting organization- Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation (PCF)
5. Evaluation project-Improving the Quality of Education in Geita region, Year 2018, Granting organization- Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation (PCF)-

Publications:

 

1. Machumu, A. M. M (2018). Doing development work from a far: Transnational stakeholders’ perspectives on creating curriculum for Tanzanian primary schools. Paper presented at the CIES Conference Mexico.
2. Machumu, A. M. M (2018). Research project titled Playing to learn: teachers’ use of playgrounds in supporting children’s learning, an ongoing project in Naitoria Arusha region.
3.  Machumu, A. M. M (2018). Contracted by Research Triangle Institute (RTI) to conduct research on Measuring Early Learning Quality Outcomes (MELQO) assessment, Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.  
4. Machumu, A. M. M (2019). Playing to learn: Enhancing teachers’ use of play-based pedagogy in early childhood education. Paper presented at the 7^th Annual Research Institute, Aga Khan University, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.

5. Kejo, S., Machumu, M., & Kinyota, M. (2024). Practising Inquiry-Based Instruction (IBI) in Tanzanian Early Years Education: An Assessment of Teachers’ Views and Curriculum Contexts. Papers in Education and Development, 42(1), 43-63.