State-of-the-art in the teaching of fine and applied arts in colleges of education in Nigeria

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The paper examines the state-of-the-art in teaching Fine and Applied Arts in Colleges of Education in Nigeria. Expert and cooperating body views and studies are analyzed alongside key concepts of Fine and Applied Arts, the use of e-technology, and the influence technology has on instructional quality. Findings show declining enrolment driven by reliance on conventional instruction methods and students’ reduced interest from unengaging approaches. The study recommends adopting an e-technology instructional model and providing devices, plus implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.

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INTRODUCTION

Background and meaning of state-of-the-art

Importance of Fine Arts and Applied Arts

Role of Colleges of Education and teaching methods

African Educational Research Journal Vol. 9(3), pp. 648-654, July 2021 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ.93.20.001 ISSN: 2354-2160 Review State-of-the-art in the teaching of fine and applied arts in colleges of education in Nigeria Bassey, Archibong Bassey1* and Akpan, Roseline Williams2 1 Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, 2 Department of Fine and Industrial Arts, University of Accepted 25 February, 2020 Nsukka, Nigeria. Uyo, Nigeria. | ABSTRACT
The paper examined the state-of-the-art in teaching Fine and Applied Arts in the Colleges of Education in Nigeria. Views and studies by experts and cooperate bodies were analysed. The concepts of Fine and Applied Arts, e-technology use, impacts and influence of technology as well as the state of the art in the instructions of Fine and Applied Arts were also analyzed. The study revealed that the enrolment rate in the department of Fine and Applied Arts in the Colleges of Education in Nigeria continues to dwindle unabated due to the persistence on the conventional method of instructions and lack of interest in the path of the students as a result of uninteresting instructional approach. The paper concludes that the use of an etechnology (state-of-the-art) instructional model can enhance the teaching and learning of Fine and Applied Arts and ultimately improve the performance and interest of the students. It was recommended among others, the provision of e-technology devices to the department and also inculcates the principles of implementation, monitoring and evaluation in order to ensure the success of the initiative.
Keywords: State-of-the-art, teaching, fine and applied arts, Colleges of Education, Nigeria. | | --- | | *Corresponding author. E-mail: [Basseyplus@yahoo.com. Tel:](Basseyplus@yahoo.com. Tel:) 08035100257. | INTRODUCTION Any system that is resistant to change is heading to extinction. Change in this context also includes periodic evaluation of the state of performance and growth of the system . The system is dynamic. A dynamic system is a living system. A living system is such, that is, constantly updated and is consistent with (state-of-the-art) that is, the merging technology and innovations in principles and practice of all affairs, including educational affairs. Contextually, state-of-the-art refers to the integration of emerging technology in the teaching and learning of fine and applied art in schools. This corroborates Bisong (2012) who asserts that: We live in a dynamic society where social, political and technological conditions are changing continuously, so education providers should be aware of the trend in order to key into the current instructional approaches and curricular methods that will make teaching and learning processes to be improved and attractive so as to prepare the learner for the real-life challenges in our global community. Fine Arts is an important subject area in the school system which the teaching and learning of other subject areas depend on for their successful instructional processes (Bassey and Nya, 2019) . The existence and growth of fine art in the primary and secondary school levels, which are the foundations of artistic development depends on the quality of Art teachers produced by the Colleges of Education. This implies that the quality of Art teachers produced by the Colleges of Education in Nigeria is sine-quo-non to the quality and growth of fine Art in the schools in Nigeria. Udosen (2007) opined that the quality of products is also a function of the method of teaching adopted in the teaching-learning process at the various levels of education. The author opined that assessment of instructional utilization strategies provides the standard for the types of education during the teaching-learning process. At the College of Education level , the subject is studied as Fine and Applied Arts. There is no hard rule about the definition of Fine and Applied Arts. It has dual operational contents. Fine Ar

FAQs

What problem does the paper identify in teaching Fine and Applied Arts?

It reports that enrolment in Fine and Applied Arts continues to decline due to persistent conventional teaching methods and students losing interest because of uninteresting instructional approaches.

How does the paper explain the meaning of “state-of-the-art” in this educational context?

It defines state-of-the-art as integrating emerging technology into the teaching and learning of Fine and Applied Arts in schools.

What recommendation does the paper make to improve outcomes?

It recommends using an e-technology instructional model, providing e-technology devices for the department, and applying principles of implementation, monitoring, and evaluation to ensure success.

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