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The influence of digital technology in society has made ICT literacy a basic requirement needed by all to survive the challenge of living in the 21 st . The education industry is now faced with the challenge of helping learners to acquire this literacy. Coping with this challenge requires breeding teachers’ with high level of proficiency in ICT literacy and competence. This study investigates the readiness of Nigerian Colleges of Education toward breeding social studies teachers with ICT...

A number of studies suggest that integrating Geographical Information Systems (GIS) into Geography teaching in schools has been and is challenging, and it seems that much of the early promise for the technology supporting learning in Geography has not been realised. This paper examines the progress made in Northern Ireland in implementing GIS in secondary schools. The deployment of a centrally procured entry-level GIS, in the context of a programme of centralised provision of information and...

Professional development is essential for every individual irrespective of the profession. It should be noted that knowledge is not immutable in a world of change. The dynamic nature of the society demands that every human being will continue to improve and adjust himself or herself to the changing times in order to remain relevant. Teacher’s professional and personal development becomes a necessary proposition. Undoubtedly, teachers straight from training are clumsy and do not perform well...

TVET is key solution to poverty eradication, job c reation, reducing unemployment, economic expansion, and improve social and economic well-being of a nation. For years TVET programme in Nigeria has been confronting with unresolved problems such as, misconception of the TVET by the public, low status of T VET teachers, less concern by the government. Thus, thi s study present “An Assessment of The Effectiveness of Technical Teacher Training Programme in Katsina State, Nigeria” the specific...

This paper reports an investigation on the literacy level of trainee teachers in Information and Communication Technology. The population for the study comprised every student three colleges of Education located Ilorin, Lafiaji or Oro towns. The random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 360 students across the schools of Art, School of Natural Sciences in the three colleges. The sampled students were further stratified on the basis of fields of study and gender. A researcher...

The need to empower pre-service teachers with knowledge and skills for teaching exceptional learners in regular classrooms led to the introduction of element of special education curriculum into the Nigerian teacher preparation programmes.The extent to which the curriculum is being implemented towards the achievement of its objectives has however, continued to raise concerns among educators.One of the problems is the fact that this curriculum is being implemented by unqualified...

There is now a serious public outcry concerning the crisis in Nigerian education. National Conferences, Seminars and Workshops have bemoaned the multifaceted cause of this “falling standards” of education. There has been frantic search for solutions to the poor standard of teaching schools in the country. Some stakeholders have continued to blame teachers for the appalling performance of students in examinations. Across some states of the federation, where education summits were organized,...

The study sought information on teacher professional development in the use of Information Communication Technology in teaching Mathematics.The population comprised secondary school teachers and r students in the study area.The sample consisted eight (8) secondary schools (three private and five public schools) using random sampling technique.Ten (10) teachers were purposively sampled from each school, which made up 80 Mathematics teachers while 122 students were randomly selected.The data...

Treatment fidelity, or the application of an intervention as it is designed, is a critical issue for the successful implementation of evidence-based practices. Typically it is assumed that evidence-based practices implemented with high fidelity will result in improved outcomes, whereas low fidelity will lead to poorer outcomes. These assumptions presume agreement across researchers and practitioners on what fidelity is, how to measure it, and what level of fidelity optimizes outcomes;...

Following the Federal Government’s plans in 2008 and 2009 to restructure Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) teacher education programme in Nigeria in which the following objectives were stated: to evolve a responsive Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) Minimum Standards that will take cognizance of the 9 year Basic Education Curriculum, to produce high quality Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) graduates for effective delivery of the Universal Basic Education programme and to...

In addition to the morbidity and mortality concerns of outdoor air pollution, studies have shown that air pollution also generates problems for children`s cognitive performance and human capital formation. High concentrations of pollutants can affect children`s learning process by exacerbating respiratory illnesses, fatigue, absenteeism and attention problems. The purpose of this work is to analyze the possible contemporary effects of PM10 and other different air pollutants on standardized...

This study has assessed meaningful understanding of chemistry concepts by College teachers using Live and    Video Modes of distance Learning. It has examined if gender could influence college teachers understanding of chemistry concepts meaningfully. It was a quasi-experimental study with a sample size of Ninety-Four (94) college teachers drawn from Forty-Seven (47) State Colleges of Education in Nigeria. The instrument used for data collection was a Multiple-choice Objective Chemistry Test...

The study examined the level of perception of adult chemistry teachers on re-training through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programme in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study covered all Adult chemistry teachers in National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Five research hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The sample covered 300 adult chemistry teachers selected through purposive random sampling. The research instrument...

A Thesis in the Department of Teacher Education, Submitted to the Faculty of Education, in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of University of Ibadan

This study is concerned with methods of revitalizing teacher training colleges in Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study.  A questionnaire on ‘Revitalizing Teacher Training Colleges’ (RTTC) was used to collect data which was analysed using the simple descriptive statistics. The instrument was administered to 1,244 respondents, which include 480 university lecturers, 782 teachers in the colleges of education and 84 Teachers’ Grade Two holders. The result shows that a greater...