Competence in Secondary History is a student’s book written to meet the
requirements of the new Form One History syllabus of 2023. The concepts are
presented in a simple language to help Form One student to easily understand and
enjoy learning History. The book uses a competence based approach as demanded by
the curriculum. This book contains the following outstanding features:
• Activities which engage students in the process of learning History.
• History today which helps students to contextualise the concepts studies in
History.
• Illustrations to make learning simpler and more interesting.
• Competence based revision exercises at the end of every chapter to test the
extent of student’s mastering of the required knowledge.
• Test papers at the end of the book to acquaint learners with the format of
national examinations.
• A glossary at the end of the book to help learners to do a quick revision of the
main concepts covered in the text.