COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSTRUCTIVIST AND META-LEARNING TEACHING METHODS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN BASIC ELECTRICITY IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES
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Background to the Study
Education is acknowledged as a vital instrument for achieving national development. It is through education that ignorance is eliminated and skills for productivity acquired. Imogie (2014) affirmed that no nation can develop to its fullest without effective and efficient educational system. The value and functionality of any educational system lie in its ability to actualize the goals of education. Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN), (2014) stated that one of the aims and objectives of education in Nigeria is to help the child acquire appropriate skills, abilities and competencies both mental and physical as equipment for the individual to live in and contribute to the development of the society. Such knowledge, skills and abilities are acquired through the training provided in the school. The achievement of this objective rests squarely on the learner, the environment and the teaching method employed by the teacher. Teaching method is defined as a way by which the teacher presents materials to learners and engages them in the task of learning the curriculum content (Ogwo & Oranu, 2006). It involves the interaction of the teacher, learners and the subject matter. Teaching method is basically geared towards ensuring that learners learn well and understand the logics inherent in what is being taught, (Okeke in Oboh & Umeh, 2013). 2 O’Banon in Ugwu (2014) categorized teaching methods into two: the teachercentered approach and the learner-centered approach. The teacher-centered approaches include all the teaching methods that see the teacher as possessor of knowledge. These methods include lecture/expository, demonstration, discussion. The learner-centered approaches include all the teaching methods that do not see the teachers as decisionmakers and problem solvers but rather as the guide in the learning process. Such approaches provide the students the opportunity to participate in the learning, to influence the content, activities, materials and pace of learning. Learning in these approaches could be collaborative, cooperative and competitive. Teachers’ involvement include questioning, guiding, validating, monitoring, motivating, encouraging, suggesting, modeling and clarifying (McKenzie in Ugwu, 2014). The current methods of teaching in Nigerian schools (technical colleges inclusive) are mainly based on teacher-centered approach. This teaching method which includes the lecture method, does not sufficiently give students the opportunity to participate in the classroom activities. Students’ involvement in this teaching approach is just to listen and sometimes take down some notes if necessary during the lecture, combine the information and organize it. Lecture method thus emphasizes teaching more than learning and pays little or no attention to the process of learning thereby dwarfing students’ creative thinking which is necessary in today’s workplace.
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