Quality Assurance of Teachers in Implementing the Content of Pre- Vocational Agriculture Curriculum in Primary School in Imo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was carried out to ascertain the quality assurance of teachers in implementing the content of the pre-vocational curriculum of primary school. Two research questions were formulated and answered by the study. The study was carried out in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Evaluation and survey research designs were adopted for the study. Sample for the study was 42 teachers of primary school in the area of study. A 35-item psycho-productive multiple choice test and 24 cluster items questionnaire were used to collect data from respondents. Data collected were analyzed using frequency and percentage score (for the multiple choice test), weighted mean and performance gap analysis (for the questionnaire items). It was found out from the study that the teachers were of average quality, and needed improvement for effective teaching of agriculture to pupils in primary school. It was therefore recommended that the findings of this study should be packaged by relevant stakeholders for retraining the teachers through workshops, seminars, or short duration courses for improved performance on the content of pre-vocational agriculture curriculum in primary school.