Abstract
The study assessed teaching performance of 222 student-teachers from the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, posted to various secondary schools in Ekiti State for a six-week teaching practice during 2010/2011 academic session. The sample included 119 males, 103 females, 78 (300-Level) and 144 (400-Level) students. Data were collected using Teaching Performance Assessment Form designed by the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University and analysed using frequency counts, percentages, item-total correlations and t-test comparison, tested at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed satisfactory teaching performance of the student-teachers while gender and previous teaching experience had no significant influence on teaching performance of the student-teachers. It was recommended that supervisors (of teaching practice/raters) should be thoroughly trained on the use of assessment instrument for reliable measurement of student-teachers’ teaching performance.
Highlights
The teaching practice is one of the most important aspects of teacher education
Data were collected using Teaching Performance Assessment Form designed by the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University and analysed using frequency counts, percentages, item-total correlations and t-test comparison, tested at 0.05 level of significance
The participants were drawn from one cohort of undergraduates in the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, posted to various secondary schools in Ekiti State for their mandatory six weeks teaching practice during 2010/2011 academic session
Summary
The teaching practice is one of the most important aspects of teacher education. It is an exercise designed to expose the student-teachers to the practical aspect of teaching profession and to enable them put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired during classroom interactions with their lecturers.At the undergraduate level, the teaching practice is usually done in two phases, each phase spanning through six weeks during which the students are expected to take part in every aspect of school life including teaching, testing, examining, academic societies and co-curricula activities. The teaching practice is one of the most important aspects of teacher education. It is an exercise designed to expose the student-teachers to the practical aspect of teaching profession and to enable them put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired during classroom interactions with their lecturers. The plan of a lesson includes formulation of concise and feasible learning objectives, organization of content and technical language of instruction. It is important to note that too many objectives for any one lesson are likely to prevent a clear focus on the core learning that the teacher intends to achieve. The content of the lesson needs to be sequentially organized in order to provide instructional steps to be followed by the teacher so that no aspect of the lesson is omitted
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