Students’ Perception on Teaching Practice Assessment: Implications on Teacher Professional Performance in Nigeria

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Students’ Perception on Teaching Practice Assessment: Implications on Teacher Professional Performance in Nigeria investigates how student teachers perceive teaching practice assessment and how these perceptions relate to professional performance. The study uses a sample of 150 from 1,393 university teacher trainees (400 level) in a Nigerian university through stratified random sampling. Data are collected via a researcher-designed questionnaire and analyzed using percentages, with hypotheses tested by t-test and ANOVA at a 0.5 significance level. Results show positive impact from teaching practice exercise and supervisors’ assessment, with differences by department but not gender, leading to recommendations on cross-department lecturer supervision.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time25 min

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Introduction

Teacher education and national development

Objectives and assessment of teacher education

Rationale for teaching practice assessment

Methodology

Population and sampling

Data collection instrument

Data analysis and hypothesis testing

Findings and Conclusion

Perceived impact of teaching practice and supervisor assessment

Differences by department and gender

Conclusion and recommendations

Students’ Perception on Teaching Practice Assessment: Implications on Teacher Professional Performance in Nigeria Idayat Nike Balogun, Oladele Department of Social Sciences Education, University ofIlorin, Nigeria, [balogun.in@unilorin.edu.ng](balogun.in@unilorin.edu.ng) Jumoke Iyabode Oladele Department of Social Sciences Education, University ofIlorin, Nigeria, [oladele.ji@unilorin.edu.ng](oladele.ji@unilorin.edu.ng) Zainab Omowunmi Jamiu Teaching practice is paramount in the training of student teachers as a form of exposure into the real world of Teaching. The study examined student teachers' perception on teaching practice assessment and its implications on professional practice. The population of the study was 1,393 university teacher trainees in 400 Level in a Nigerian university with a sample of 150 students using stratified random sampling technique. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used for data collection while data collected for this study were analyzed using percentage to answer research questions. he hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA at 0.5 significance level. Findings of this study revealed that teaching practice exercise and Supervisors Assessment had a positive impact on student teachers. They differed in their perception on the impact of teaching practice based on the department but did not on the basis of gender. It was concluded from the findings that student teachers perceived teaching practice experience as being effective considering its positive impact on their professional training. It was therefore recommended among others that student teachers should be supervised by lecturers from departments other than their department in order to reduce familiarity during teaching practice assessment which sometimes affects their scores. Keywords: student teachers, teaching practice (TP) assessment, professional performance, students’perception INTRODUCTION National development in Nigeria, and the world over, has been adjudged to be positively correlated to educational development. Teacher education occupies a central and foundational role in the educational system as well as the key to unlock all facets of development. Regardless of this fact, educational development may not be realizable without an effective and efficient teacher who is saddled with the responsibility of instilling knowledge in learners and guiding them as they engage in learning related activities. The training needs of a teacher become important as the quality of the teacher rests on the quality of the training acquired. Teacher education is a deliberate nurture of persons through training in order to impart knowledge, skills and values with the goal of passing on the acquired pedagogy to others. The revised National Policy on Education re-affirmed that teacher Education will continue to be given a major emphasis in all educational planning (Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), 2013) . This is so as no education system can rise above the quality of its teachers; and as such, teacher education program under any nomenclature should be given special attention. Jekayinfa (2000) present teacher education as a programme involving the upbringing of individuals through training in order to acquire knowledge, skills and values and transmit such to others and as such it is a cyclic affair in which both the content area and pedagogic skills are packaged for the trainees in order to prepare them to meet the requirement of the teaching profession. Thus, it is predicted that effective teaching is an intelligent, knowledge-based activity that takes proper account of teachers’ professionalism. This understanding stems from the condition that teacher education and training is an embodiment of professional development (Ololube, 2007) . Against this background are the objectives of teacher education as spelt out in the National Policy on Education (FGN, 2013), they are: • to provide highly motivated, conscientious and effi

FAQs

What does the study examine about teaching practice assessment?

The study examines student teachers’ perceptions of teaching practice assessment and the implications for their professional practice and performance.

How was the study conducted and analyzed?

A researcher-designed questionnaire collected data from 150 sampled students. Percentages addressed research questions, while hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA at a 0.5 significance level.

What were the key findings about the impact of teaching practice assessment?

Teaching practice exercise and supervisors’ assessment showed a positive impact on student teachers. Perceptions differed by department but not by gender.

What recommendation was made to improve teaching practice assessment outcomes?

The study recommends that student teachers be supervised by lecturers from other departments to reduce familiarity during assessment, which can affect scores.

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