Assessment of Teaching Strategies Adopted for Effective Implementation of Science Subjects and Trade Modules Curriculum in Nigerian Technical Colleges

Abstract

The study assessed the teaching strategies adopted for effective implementation of science subjects and trade modules’ curriculum in Nigerian technical colleges. The purpose was to determine the effectiveness of the various teaching methods adopted for implementing the content of the science subjects and trade modules in Nigerian technical colleges. The study employed descriptive research design of survey type. The sample for the study consisted of 180 technical college science teachers and trade teachers selected from Ekiti, Ondo and Osun state technical colleges using multistage sampling technique. Teaching Strategies Rating Scale (TSRS) with reliability coefficient of 0.76 was used to collect necessary data. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that projects are well selected and planned for the students and students are encouraged to always work on their own rather than group work. The group method, field trip and E-learning/ICT method are not always employed by science and trade teachers in imparting the content of the curriculum. It was concluded that the implementation of the content of technical education curriculum faces some set back due to the lecture method adopted by the teachers which made them to be more theoretical in their practice. It was recommended that the teaching strategies adopted for implementing the science subjects and trade modules in Technical Colleges should be revisited in line with the complexity of the content of the curriculum. The teachers should embark on the use of: group method, field trip method, project method and ICT method recommended for the teaching and learning of Science and trade subjects.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n6p391