scholarly journals THE PLACE OF TEACHING PRACTICE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-32
Author(s):  
Ayobami OYEDEJI ◽  
OKE Adebowale
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Faculties Of Education ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Positive Effect

Teaching Practice (TP) is fundamental and an age long practice in the faculties of education. However, as old as it is and with the new trend in teaching, there are serious challenges affecting the effectiveness of TP exercise. Notably, they lack good proficiency, subject mastery after graduation among others. This study examined the place of TPin Nigerian universities (NU). Descriptive survey research design was adopted.Study population comprised 734 students while purposive sampling technique was used in selecting six departments in the Faculty of Education (FU), University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan Nigeria.Propionate size to sampling technique was used to select 70% of 400 (320) level students in each department selected for the survey.“Teaching Practice Questionnaire for Students (TPQS)” was the research instrument used to collect data. Cronbach’s Alpha statistics was used to obtain the reliability coefficient of 0.89. Descriptive statistics and Pearson product moment correlation were used in analyzing the data collected. Level of effectiveness of TP exercise was reported to be high. The result also showed that TP exercise had positive effect on student teachers.The result equally found that no significant but positive and weak relationship exists between TP of student teachers and the acquisition of 21st century skills in the FU, UI. Stakeholders should work together to keep upon improving effectiveness of TP exercise in NU. The acquisition of 21st century skills should be taught student teachers from time to time for effective teaching delivery.

scholarly journals Investigation of Self-Efficacy Perceptions Regarding the 21st Century Skills of University Students Enrolled in Different Faculties

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aylin Mentiş Köksoy ◽  
İskender Daşdemir
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The One ◽  
Media And Technology

The 21st-century skills are considered to be needed by individuals in a changing world. The aim of this research study is to determine whether or not the self-efficacy perceptions of students enrolled in the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Literature, and the Faculty of Nursing (health) pertaining to the 21st-century skills cause any difference among the faculties. The population of the research is comprise of 1,056 students, 841 females and 215 males, at Ege University during the fall semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. “21st Century Skills Self-efficacy Perception” scale, which has 3 subdimensions such as “Learning and Renewal (LR) Skills,” “Life and Career (LC) Skills,” and “Information, Media and Technology (IMT) Skills,” is utilized in the study. The research study is designed in accordance with the causal-comparative model. In the data analysis, independent groups t-test is performed to detect differences in terms of gender, whereas the one-way analysis of variance) techniques are conducted to detect differences in terms of faculties. The margin of error is determined as .05 in the study. No significant difference is detected in the LR skills of university students in terms of the gender variable. It is found that a significant difference exists according to gender in the subdimension of LC skills. No significant difference is observed according to gender variable in the subdimension of IMT skills of university students. According to this result, the LC skills of female students are detected to be higher than that of male students. It is observed that the LR skills of the students in the faculty of education are higher than that of the students in the faculty of health sciences. It is determined that a significant difference exists in the LC skills of university students according to the faculty of education variable. It is determined that the LC skills of the students in both the faculties of education and literature are higher than that of the students in the faculty of health sciences. Furthermore, it is determined that the IMT skills of the students in the faculty of education and the faculty of literature are higher than that of the students in the faculty of health sciences.

Extent of the use of clinical supervision model for teaching practice supervision in Imo State University, Owerri

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e12740
Author(s):  
Stanley U. Nnorom ◽  
Vivian Ngozi Nwogbo ◽  
Obinna Nonso Anachuna
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
State University ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Supervision Model ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Observational Techniques

The seeming decline in the quality of teachers in Nigeria necessitated this study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Four research questions guided the study while three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study comprised 323 respondents made up of 240 final students and 83 lecturers in the seven Departments of the faculty of Education Imo State University, Owerri. The entire population was used for the study. A researcher developed questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. The Cronbach’s alpha method was used to determine the internal consistency of the items and it yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.74. The researchers with the help of four research assistants distributed and successfully collected 298 copies of the questionnaire administered. The research questions were answered using the mean, while the hypotheses were tested using z-test at 0.05 level of significance. It was found among others that pre-observational techniques were used to a very low extent t in Imo state university Owerri for teaching practice supervision. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that conference, workshops and seminars should be organized for lecturers at Imo State University where various techniques of clinical supervision will be exposed to them towards ensuring qualitative teaching practice supervision.

scholarly journals The Effect of a Stimulating Learning Environment on Pre-Service Teachers’ Motivation and 21st Century Skills

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonit Nissim ◽  
Eyal Weissblueth ◽  
Lennie Scott-Webber ◽  
Shimon Amar
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
High Increase ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
New Learning

<p>We investigated the effect of an innovative technology-supported learning environment on pre-service student teachers’ motivation and 21st century skills. Students and instructors filled-in the Active Learning Post Occupancy Evaluation (AL-POE) questionnaire. Analysis included tests for individual items and a comparison of the overall mean, composite differences between pre- and post- occupation of the new classes.<strong> </strong>Over 80% reported high increase in creativity, motivation, ability to get higher grades and engagement in class while studying in the new learning environment. They gave significantly higher evaluations for practices and solutions in the new vs. traditional classrooms and perceived working there adequately and better, on many of the 21st century skills.<strong> </strong>Therefore, learning environment plays an important role in preparing pre-service teachers.</p>

scholarly journals Teachers’ Views on the Availability of Web 2.0 Tools in Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semih Caliskan ◽  
Zafer Guney ◽  
Regina G. Sakhieva ◽  
Dinara G. Vasbieva ◽  
Natalia A. Zaitseva
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Faculties Of Education

Abstract—This research was conducted in 2018 to determine the opinions of prospective teachers about the usability of Web 2.0 tools in education. Quantitative research method was used in the research. The research was conducted in the spring term of 2018–2019. The study group consisted of prospective teachers studying at the faculties of education of the foundation university. 114 prospective teachers participated in the study. The data collection tool called Son The Problems of the Last Year Students of the Faculty of Education and Their Problems in Teaching Practice gelistiril developed by Aylin Demirhan and Meryem Yakut was applied to the teacher candidates. The data were collected by the researchers. The collected data were analysed using the SPSS program. To analyse the data obtained from the data collection tool, frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values, T-test and analysis of variance applied. According to the results of the study, prospective teachers’ opinions about the use of Web 2.0 tools are highly positive. It is thought that the students' ability to create content with active participation, support social interaction, and creativity in educational environments, and it is seen in the results of the research that the prospective teachers reported positive opinions. Web 2.0 tools are thought to have a positive effect on learning due to their rich content and may be useful in increasing the prospective teachers' communicative abilities with their common workspaces. Therefore, it is predicted that teachers' use of Web 2.0 tools in their courses will contribute to the development of prospective teachers. In addition, it is thought that the training to be provided by educators who have an important role in guiding prospective teachers and guiding them for a better education will enable prospective teachers to use Web 2.0 tools more frequently and efficiently.

scholarly journals University of Ilorin Final Year Students’ Experience in Practice Teaching Exercise

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
Musa Siddiq Abdullahi ◽  
Mussa Salisu
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Instructional Resources ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Instructional Objectives ◽  
Preparatory Program ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Practice teaching is a vital aspect of the teacher preparatory program in teacher training institutions. This study examined the University of Ilorin final year students’ experience in a practice teaching exercise. It made use of descriptive survey research design. The population for this study were all students of the Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. The researchers’ self-developed questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.63 was used for data collection while the data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of independent t-test. It was found that during the course of practice teaching exercises, student-teachers acquired skills which enabled them to use a variety of teaching methods, and instructional resources, improved their skills in tests construction, scoring and recording, built their teaching confidence and presentation, among others. However, student-teachers were faced with a number of challenges in the course of lesson presentation during practice teaching. It was, therefore, recommended among others, that student-teachers should not perceive their personality and logical presentation of instructional objectives as challenges but rather should embrace and exploit it to improve and widen their (cognitive) domains.

scholarly journals The Effect of The Laps-Heuristic Learning Model un Students' Problem Solving Abilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamid Kamid ◽  
Jefri Marzal ◽  
Syaiful Syaiful ◽  
Yellu Remalisa ◽  
Rina Kusuma Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Inferential Statistics ◽  
Heuristic Learning ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Student Problem ◽  
Simple Regression

The purpose of this research is In 21st century learning students are required to be more active in learning than teachers, therefore this study aims to determine whether there is an influence between the LAPS-Heuristic learning model and the ability to solve problems. Methodology: Using quantitative descriptive. Where, the number of samples in this study were 436 students from SMP 11 Jambi City who used purposive sampling technique. Data were then analyzed with the help of SPSS 21 application to find descriptive statistics in the form of mean, min, max, and category as well as inferential statistics using simple regression. Finding: The results obtained in this study are dominant both in the ability of student problem solving and the effectiveness of the LAPS-Heuristic learning model in mathematics lessons. With this, it is strengthened by the existence of a relationship and influence between the LAPS-Heuristic learning model and the students' problem solving abilities seen from the sig value below 0.025, which is 0.019 and has a contribution of 70.3%.

scholarly journals Investigation of Self-Efficacy Perceptions Regarding the 21st Century Skills of University Students Enrolled in Different Faculties

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aylin Mentiş Köksoy ◽  
◽  
İskender Daşdemir
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The One ◽  
Media And Technology

The 21st-century skills are considered to be needed by individuals in a changing world. The aim of this research study is to determine whether or not the self-efficacy perceptions of students enrolled in the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Literature, and the Faculty of Nursing (health) pertaining to the 21st-century skills cause any difference among the faculties. The population of the research is comprise of 1,056 students, 841 females and 215 males, at Ege University during the fall semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. “21st Century Skills Self-efficacy Perception” scale, which has 3 subdimensions such as “Learning and Renewal (LR) Skills,” “Life and Career (LC) Skills,” and “Information, Media and Technology (IMT) Skills,” is utilized in the study. The research study is designed in accordance with the causal-comparative model. In the data analysis, independent groups t-test is performed to detect differences in terms of gender, whereas the one-way analysis of variance) techniques are conducted to detect differences in terms of faculties. The margin of error is determined as .05 in the study. No significant difference is detected in the LR skills of university students in terms of the gender variable. It is found that a significant difference exists according to gender in the subdimension of LC skills. No significant difference is observed according to gender variable in the subdimension of IMT skills of university students. According to this result, the LC skills of female students are detected to be higher than that of male students. It is observed that the LR skills of the students in the faculty of education are higher than that of the students in the faculty of health sciences. It is determined that a significant difference exists in the LC skills of university students according to the faculty of education variable. It is determined that the LC skills of the students in both the faculties of education and literature are higher than that of the students in the faculty of health sciences. Furthermore, it is determined that the IMT skills of the students in the faculty of education and the faculty of literature are higher than that of the students in the faculty of health sciences.

scholarly journals COMPENSATION SCHEME AND ACADEMIC STAFF PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NASARAWA

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-183
Author(s):  
Abdul-Khadir Ismail ◽  
◽  
.Umar Suleiman ◽  
ARI Abdullahi ◽  
Audu Omeiza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Compensation Scheme ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Staff Performance ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Positive Effect

This study examined the effect of compensation schemes on academic staff performance in Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa. Specifically, it investigated the effect of special allowances and part-time emoluments (independent variable) on academic staff performance (dependent variable) of the institution. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprises of the 485 academic staff of the institution from where a total of seventy nine (79) samples of academic staff were selected across six (6) faculties using stratified sampling technique. Questionnaire was used to gather data from the respondent. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested using Cronbach- alpha coefficient and the test yielded the alpha coefficient of 0.85 and 0.82 for special allowances and part-time emoluments respectively.Descriptive statistics was used to present the data while multiple regression analysis was carried out to examine the extent to which the independent variable affects the dependent variable and the finding reveals thatboth special allowances and part-time emoluments have significant positive effect on academic staff performance in Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa. The researcher recommends that; the management of the institution should continue to enhance employees’ compensation schemes (both special allowances and part-time emoluments).

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Candidates Teachers’ 21st Century Skills and Their Emotional Intelligence Levels

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-535
Author(s):  
murat canpolat
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between 21st century skills and emotional intelligence of teacher candidates. In addition, it was investigated whether teacher candidates’ levels of 21st century skills and emotional intelligence differ significantly according to various variables. This research, which was designed according to the relational screening model, was conducted with 312 teacher candidates studying at Inonu University Faculty of Education. “Multidimensional 21st Century Skills Scale” and “Emotional Intelligence Scale” were used to collect data in the study. Descriptive statistics, difference analysis, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. As a result of the analysis of the research data, it was found that teacher candidates’ 21st century skills and emotional intelligence are at a high level, that the emotional intelligence and 21st century skill levels of teacher candidates do not differ significantly according to gender, but those who have medium and high overall academic success are 21st. century skills and emotional intelligence levels were found to be high and significantly different. In addition, in the study, it was found that there was a significant, medium, positive relationship between 21st century skills and emotional intelligence of teacher candidates, It was concluded that the level of predicting 21st century skills of emotional intelligence is statistically significant. In the process of preparing students for the future, suggestions were made for the development of 21st century skills and emotional intelligence.

scholarly journals Physics Student-Teachers’ Challenges during Teaching Practice in Secondary Schools and Their Solutions: A Study of Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-251
Author(s):  
Atsuwe, B. A ◽  
Nomji, E, V
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Government ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Supervision Of Student Teachers

This study examined the challenges faced by student-teachers during teaching practice and their possible solutions in the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria. To achieve this, the descriptive survey research design was adopted. Four Research questions and four Research hypotheses guided the study. The sample of the study was drawn from five degree options out of the eight degree options in the College of Agricultural and science Education in the study area. Primary data were used for the study specifically obtained using well-structured questionnaire. Two hundred copies of the questionnaires were administered on the respondents and survey data analysed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test. Results of the analyses showed that classroom management significantly affect student-teachers’ performance during teaching practice in secondary schools. The results revealed that curriculum development and instruction significantly affect student-teachers’ during their practice year. The result also revealed that supervision of student-teachers’ does greatly affect students’ teachers during their teachers during their teaching practice. The study recommends that Proper and maximal attention should be given to the classroom management by student-teachers’ in order to achieve the specific objectives at the end of the lesson in the classroom .There is need for the government to provide good library facilities and laboratories. Keywords: student-teachers’, Teaching practice, Challenges, Secondary Schools.

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