Assuring Quality Assessment Mechanisms in the Teaching of Social Studies Education in Nigeria Colleges of Education
Journal Title: Journal of Education and Literature - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
This study is to examine the quality assessment of teaching social studies in the Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria using predetermined parameters or mechanism. Such mechanisms include (a) human resources such as lecturers and support staff; (b) materials resources, funding equipment, facilities, promotions and staff development, use of computers in information storage, retrieval and teaching (electronic interactive board). (c) Teaching methods such as team teaching (d) Evaluations: question pool, conference marking, and external moderation, among others. Three null hypotheses. (Ho 1 to ho 3) were formulated and tested. Analyses of structured questionnaire administered on 600 respondents, using Chi-square statistics show, among others, that significant quality assessment mechanisms were assured in human resources and evaluations in the teaching of social studies in Federal Colleges of Education in the six Geopolitical zones of the country. It was recommended, among other things, that interactive electronic board should replace chalkmarker board in teaching in an ICT.
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Adediran, Adekunle Amos, Lijadu, Ibrahim
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