School administration and effective teaching methods in science education in North Central Nigeria
Keywords:
Teaching methods, Science Education, student-centred, teachers-centred
Abstract
The study investigated the school administration and effective teaching methods in Science Education in Nigeria. Two objectives and research questions were raised and answered. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of the entire federal tertiary institutions in North Central Nigeria. A random sampling technique was adopted and Krejcie and Morgan (1970) method was used to determine the sample size of 330 undergraduate and college of education students. Fifty five students in each of the six selected tertiary institutions was sampled. The instrument used was tagged: “Effective Teaching Methods in Learning Science Education Concepts (ETMLSEC)”, with a four point scale of Most Effective Teaching Methods (4 points), More Effective Teaching Methods (3 points), Effective Teaching Methods (2 points) and Not Effective Teaching Methods (1 point). Mean (x̅) was used to analyse the research question, and Standard Deviation used to find out the extent in which scores in the distribution clustered around the means. The findings of the study revealed that students enjoyed different teaching methods in Science Education as lecturers endeavour to make their classes interesting by using appropriate methods to teach a particular concept in science. Based on these findings, the following were recommended among others: Teachers and/or Lecturers should be encouraged to try using different teaching methods and approaches to teach science subjects as it helps learners know their preferred learning method(s).
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Goulder, R. (2012). Students' Perception of Biology Fieldwork: The example of students undertaking a preliminary year at a UK university. International Journal of Science Education, 35(8), 1-22
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Habók, A. (2016). In-service teachers' perceptions of project-based learning. Springer Plus, 5 (1), 1-14.
Harlen, W. (2013). Inquiry-based learning in science and mathematics. UK: Haymount Coach House.
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Safar, A. H. (2014). Mind Maps as Facilitative Tools in Science Education. College Student Journal, 48(4), 629-647.
Schrenko, J. (2016). The medium of instruction policies: Which agenda? Whose agenda. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Seyihoglu A 2013. Opinions of the geography teacher candidates toward mind maps. Educational Research and Reviews, 8(5): 191-202.
Spreen, C. A., & Vally, S. (2010). Outcome-based education and (dis)contents: Learner-centred Pedagogy and the education crisis in South Africa. A Journal of Comparative Education, History of Education and Educational Development, 16(1), 39-58.
Temple, C., Ogle, D., Crawford, A., & Freppon, P. (2011). All children read. Teaching for literacy in today’s diverse classrooms (3rd Ed.). Boston: Pearson.
Tilya, F. & Mafumiko, F. (2018). The compatibility between teaching methods and competency-based curriculum in Tanzania. Papers in Education and Development, (29).
Tracey D.H & Morrow L.M (2012). Lenses on reading: An introduction to theories and models (2nd Ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
Tuan LT, Thuan LTB 2011. The linkages between concept maps and language learning. Studies in Literature and Language, 2(1): 128-146.
Ukata, P.F., Wechie, N., & Nmehielle, E.L. (2017). Instructional Strategies and Teaching of Business Education in Higher Institutions in Rivers state. International
Vidal, R. V. V. (2010). Creative problem solving: An applied university course. Pesquisa Operacional, 30(2), 405-426.
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OLATUNDE-AIYEDUN, Tope Gloria and OGUNODE, Niyi Jacob 2021. School administration and effective teaching methods in science education in North Central Nigeria . International Journal on Integrated Education. 4, 2 (Feb. 2021), 145-161. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v4i2.1226.
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