Uworwabayeho Alphonse

Academic rank: 
Professor
Email: 
a.uworwabayeho@ur.ac.rw
Telephone: 
+250788576566
College: 
College of Education(CE)
School/centre: 
School of Education
Department: 
Early Childhood Education
Published Papers : 
Bowden, R.; Dushimimana,J.C; Uwineza,I.; Uworwabayeho, A. (2025).The Potential of Translanguaging for Pedagogical Research and Development in Rwanda. In E.Krompák, S. Meyer & E.Makarova (Eds). Advocacy in Translanguaging Education. Multilingual Matters. DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/KROMPA9056.
2. Uwineza, I.; Uworwabayeho, A.; & Yokoyama, K (2023). Lower and upper primary learners’ difference in performance and conceptual understanding: Support of interactive mathematics software for Rwanda. Education and Information Technologies https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023
3. Chirinda, B.; Luneta,K.; &  Uworwabayeho, A. (eds) (2023). Mathematics Education in Africa: The Fourth Industrial Revolution. E-book: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13927-7
4. Kuchah, K.; Adamson,L.; Dorimana, A.; Uwizeyemariya, A.; Uworwabayeho, A.; & Milligan, O.L (2022). Silence and silencing in the classroom: Rwandan girls’ epistemic exclusion in English medium basic education. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
5. Uworwabayeho, A; Milligan, O.L; &  Kuchah, K. (2021). Mapping the emergence of a gender gap in English in Rwandan primary and secondary schools. Issues in Educational Research, 31(4), pp1312-1329. ISSN 0313-7155.
6. Umuhoza, C. &  Uworwabayeho, A. (2021).   Teacher’s Use of Instructional Materials in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Rwandan Primary Schools. African Journal of Teacher Education  Vol. 10 No. 2 pp1-16.
7. Ntalindwa, T.; Nduwingoma,M.; Karangwa, E.; Tanjir Rashid Soron, Uworwabayeho, A.; Uwineza, A. (2021). Development of a Mobile App to Improve Numeracy Skills of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Participatory Design and Usability Study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 4(3):e21471) doi: 10.2196/21471.
8. Dorimana, A.; Uworwabayeho, A; & Nizeyimana, G. (2021). Examining Mathematical Problem-Solving Beliefs among Rwandan Secondary School Teachers. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. Vol.20 (7), pp. 227-240. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.20.7.13.
9. Muhire, I.; Manirakiza, V.; Nsanganwimana, F.;Nyiratuza, M., Inzirayineza,T.A.; & Uworwabayeho, A.(2021). The environmental impacts of mining on Gishwati Protected Reserve in Rwanda. Environ Monit Assess 193, 600  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09372-9
10. Dushimimana, J.C. & Uworwabayeho, A. (2021). Analysis of Teacher Training College’s Students’ Success Rate in    Statistics and Probability Questions in National Exams. Rwanda Journal of Education 5 (1), 68-81.
11. Dorimana, A.; Ndihokubwayo, K.; & Uworwabayeho, A. (2021). Doctorate Students Research Skills at the University of Rwanda: Analysis of Pre-Knowledge and Training Outcomes. Rwanda Journal of Education 5 (1), 4-17.
12. Ukobizaba,F.; Ndihokubwayo,K.; & Uworwabayeho, A. (2021). Exploration of Societal Considerations about Rwandan Mathematics Teachers’ Behaviours. Rwanda Journal of Education 5 (1), 41-51

13. Ukobizaba, F.; Ndihobwayo, K.; & Uworwabayeho, A. (2020). Teachers’ Behaviours Towards Vital Interactions that Attract Students’ Interest to Learn Mathematics and Career Development. African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences 16(1), 85-94. DOI: 10.4314/ajesms.v16i1.7

14. Uworwabayeho, A.; Flink, I.; Nyirahabimana,A.; Peerear, J.; Muhire,I.; &  Ntwali Gisozi, A.  (2020). Developing the capacity of Education Local Leaders for sustaining professional learning    communities in Rwanda. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Volume 2, issue 1,  100092.
15. Otara, A., Uworwabayeho, A., Nzabalirwa, W., & Kayisenga,B. (2019). From ambition to practice: An Analysis of Teachers’ Attitude Toward Learner- Centered Pedagogy in Public Primary Schools in Rwanda. SAGE Open January-March 2019: 1–11.
16. Milligan, O.L., Leon Tikly,L., Williams,T., Habumuremyi, J.M.V., & Uworwabayeho, A. (2017). Textbook availability and use in Rwandan basic education: A mixed-methods study. International Journal of Educational Development 54:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.01.008.
17. Uworwabayeho, A. & Muhire, I, (2016).  Statistical Analysis of TTC Students’ performance in the examinations for the Award of a Primary Teacher Education Certificate. The Rwandan Journal of Education Vol 3, No. 2.
18. Uworwabayeho, A. (2009). Teachers’ innovative change within countrywide reform: a case study in Rwanda. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education 12(5) 315-324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10857-009-9124-1
19. Uworwabayeho A., Nsengimana T., Mutarutinya V., Gafiligi C.U., Vande Walle S., Peeraer J. (2021) Mathematics Teachers Professional Development Perceived to Improve Instruction and Learning Outcomes in Rwanda. In Luneta K. (eds) Mathematics Teaching and Professional Learning in sub-Sahara Africa. Research in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82723-6_10.Publisher Name Springer, Cham.
20. David, O.; Uworwabayeho, A.; Nsengimana, T.; Minani, E.; & V. Nsengimana (2021). Practices in STEM Teaching and the Effectiveness of the Language of Instruction: Exploring Policy Implications on Pedagogical Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools. In A Essien & A. Msimanga (eds), Multilingual Education Yearbook 2021: Policy and Practice in STEM Multilingual Contexts. ISBN 978-3-030-72009-4
21. Uworwabayeho, A. (2016).ICT integration in Mathematics Teaching and Learning: LInsights from East Africa. In A.Halai& G. Tennant (Eds), Mathematics Education in East Africa-Towards Harmonisation and Enhancement of Quality Education. Series: SpringerBriefs in Education. 10.1007/978-3-319-27258-0_6
Brief profile: 
Alphonse Uworwabayeho is a Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Rwanda-College of Education. He obtained his PhD in Education from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, where his research focused on enhancing teachers' pedagogical skills using information technology tools in mathematics classrooms. Prior to join higher learning education, he was mathematics secondary school teacher. He has extensive experience in developing academic programs for pre-service and in-service professional educators. Within the HEP-TED project, he will primarily be involved in activities related to the pedagogy component, educational policies, and developing or reviewing academic programs such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. His selected publications can be found at https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2651-1848 .
Research Area: 
STEAM Education Research ID number (ORCID):https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2651-1848