School of Education

Mrs. Jeannette Musengimana is an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Rwanda, College of
Education, Rukara Campus. She has recently successively defended her PhD
thesis in Chemistry Education Research (CER) from the University of Rwanda (UR) through the
African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science
(ACEITLMS) hosted in the College of Education (CE). Her research interest is using innovative
methods to improve chemistry teaching and learning, especially with Task-Based Learning
(TBL). She received her Master’s in Chemistry from Mysore University, India, in 2016. She
holds a BSc. Chemistry with Education (QTS) from the former Kigali Institute of Education
(current University of Rwanda College of Education) was issued in 2011.
Mrs. Jeannette taught Biology and Chemistry at Groupe Scolaire Kabuga since completing
her undergraduate studies in 2011. She is experienced in working with international schools that
follow the Cambridge system, where she served as a Biology and Chemistry teacher for three
years.
Mrs. Jeannette has contributed to academic research. She produced four research articles in
reputed peer-reviewed international Journals and reviewed more than 15 articles in different
reputed international journals. She is a member of the Rwandan Association for Women in
Science and Engineering (RAWISE) and the Organization for Women in Science for the
Developing World (OWSD). She is also a PhET fellow aiming at advancing student learning of
math and science, improving teacher learning and uptake of math and science pedagogies and
engaging in professional leadership growth through activities that increase accessibility and
impact of PhET simulations.

Some of Jeannette's research works are available on the following research platform :
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3553-0592
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mJEhKRUAAAAJ&hl=fr

Phone : (+250)781591715
Email : jeannexmuse12@gmail.com