ABSTRACT
The role of teaching practice on the
students preparation, for teacher education enable the students teachers to put
into practice all the knowledge and skills they have acquired in college of
Education. Teaching practice is an inevitable programme that can not be
excluded from the school curriculum because it plays a vital role in the
educational programme.
Teaching practice is a practical
experience, which last for six months and every students-teachers must undergo
to be able to adjust and to have met the requirement for the award of a
certificate or degree in education.
Chapter one of this study deals with
the introduction, and also the relationship between teacher and the
pupils/students. Chapter two of this study deals with literature will be
reviewed on the topic the role of teaching practice on the students preparation
for teacher education.
Chapter three deals with research
methodology, different research method/instrument used for this study such as:
i.
Questionnaire
ii.
Observation
iii.
Oral
interview
Chapter four deals with the
presentation of analysis and discussion of data gathered from this study.
Chapter five which is the last chapter is the summary of the recommended ideas
to some of the problems and possible suggestions and solutions to the findings
of the case study.
TABLE OF CONTENT
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
STATEMENT OF THE STUDY
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
TEACHING
LEARNING
TEACHING PRACTICE
TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME
TEACHING PROFESSION IN NIGERIA
OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING PRACTICE
NIGERIAN UNION OF TEACHER (NUT)
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
QUESTIONNAIRES ADMINISTRATION
METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FIVE
FINDINGS
RECOMMENDATIONS
SUMMARY
CONCLUSION
SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER STUDY
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
According
to Dewey, he sees education as help in the formation of fundamental attitude of
imagination, desires and thinking, which is strictly correlated with culture in
its inclusiveness. In other words, education can be seen as an instrument of
transformation in the society which every nation has a strong believe in the
effectiveness of education as a powerful instrument for national development.
Therefore, education entails teaching and learning for teaching and learning to
take place there must be teachers and the learners to be taught. So, the
effective teaching can be done by a trained person called the teacher.
In
our society today, teaching is been handled properly by trained people (teachers)
who are educationally and morally trained these people called teachers perform
their job effectively, they make sure that they come to school before the
students or pupils arrives the teacher also establishes the role of hosting the
students/pupils into the classroom, get them sited and starting the days work.
During teaching, the teacher try as much as possible to interest the pupils in
the subject he/she teaches and this undoubtedly increase the desire or
motivation on the part of the students to struggle harder. Planning the
teaching also helps the teacher to organize himself properly, explanation of
topic; simplify things for easier understanding by pupils.
The
manner in which a teacher addresses a class reflects an attitude and conveys a
message not only through what is said but also through how it is said. Before
speaking to the class he makes sure that attention is gained by getting pupils
stop playing and listen carefully. The teacher develops good personal
relationship with his/her pupils be fostering mutual trust and respect. The
teacher does this effectively by been aware of each child as an individual and
be sensitive to the mood of the class as a whole. The awareness of individual
differences begins with the essential task of learning names and putting them
accurately to faces.
Having
knowledge of different method of teaching and knowing which one to use and when
he is able to teach his students effectively. The teacher make it his duty to
create a classroom, environment that foster the educational development of his
pupils and make the environment reflect his personality and concern and
appreciation he holds for his pupils/students venture. This is done by making
the classroom clean and neat. With those aforementioned reasons the researcher was
prompt to ask why is it that these personnel called teachers are so skilful in
carrying out their jobs, were they born to be teachers? It was later discovered
by the researcher that for a person to become a teacher he has to be trained to
acquire these skills during the training they have to go for three months
teaching practice where skill are acquired. Therefore the researcher is
carrying out this study to discover the role of teaching practice on the
students preparation for teacher education.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS
Teaching
practice is a significant aspect of students preparation for teacher education.
This research work is determined to find out role of teaching practice on the
students preparation for teacher education, how does teaching practice enhance
the students knowledge about teaching, does teaching practice expose students
to keeping good classroom management, does teaching practice exposes students
to how theory is merged with practical.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The
purpose of this study was carried out and to find out the role of teaching
practice on the students preparation for teacher education. A case study of
college of Education, Ekiadolor Benin. To be able to identify these roles and
to determine the extent to which this role has enhance the students preparation
towards the teaching profession.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following are the research
questions, which are:
1.
Does
teaching practice exposes students on how to merge theory with practical?
2.
Does
teaching practice exposes students who is preparing for teacher education?
3.
Does
teaching practice reveal students teachers personality?
4.
Does teaching practice enhance the students
knowledge about teaching as a profession.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
study examined the role of teaching practice on the student preparation for
teacher education. A case study of College of Education, Ekiadolor. We have the
assurance that teaching practice help us to develop our teaching skill.
This
research work will be of importance to curriculum planners and designers,
government, teachers, parents, and students preparing for teacher education.
The result of the research may highlight the need for the government and the
school management to encourage the on coming students preparing for teacher
education to participate on the exercise.
The
findings of this research may also assist educational administrators in
monitoring institutions of teacher education so that the activities for the
teacher is enhanced.
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The
study is designed to cover colleges of Education Ekiadolor, because of the
large nature of the school some students are selected. Other factors which
affect the study were lack of time, poor responses from respondents
uncooperative attitude of respondents and inadequate textbooks.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
study will be restricted to college of Education Ekiadolor because every
students is expected to participate in the teaching practice exercise before
graduation.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Teaching: This is an act of imparting
knowledge to a learner.
Practice: this is an act of doing what
one have learnt.
Teaching practice: this is commonly
called an opportunity for the students teacher to put into practice all the
knowledge and theories in child and adolescent psychology, learning theories,
guidance and counselling, classroom management, educational administration,
planning and supervision, curriculum development, test measurement and
evaluation, instructional technology, micro teaching etc.
Socio norm: Value that are accepted by
the general society.
Exercise: the process of teaching
practice
On-coming Students: Those people that
are yet to gain admission into higher institution.
Expose: make known
Institution: A place of teaching and
learning.