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This study investigated the virtual classroom proficiencies needed by Electrical Installation and Maintenance Works trade teachers in Technical Colleges in Yobe State, Nigeria. Employing a descriptive survey research design, the population of the study was 69 individuals, comprising 53 teachers and 16 ICT experts from eight Technical Colleges in Yobe State, Nigeria. Due to the manageable size of the population, the entire population was included in the study, eliminating the need for...

This study was conducted to investigate the topics perceived as difficult by pre-service mathematics teachers and Mathematics lecturers in Colleges of Education in Niger State, Nigeria. One Hundred and seven (107) 300 level Pre-service Mathematics Teachers and Seventeen (17) Lecturers were purposively selected from two (2) Colleges of Education in Niger State, Nigeria. A twenty-three items questionnaire named Mathematics Topic Analysis Questionnaire (MTAQ) with two sections was administered...

The study investigated how to enhance the quality of secondary education through professional development of teachers in Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and one hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The descriptive survey research design guided the study. The population of the study comprised 5396 (5,133 teachers and 263 principals) in 263 public secondary schools in six Education Zones in Anambra State. A total of 579 respondents (513 teachers and 66...

This research work was carried out to assess Teacher Trainees' views concerning Video-Recorded Microteaching sessions using

Purpose: The pedagogical potential of outdoor learning in fostering the well-being and holistic development of children have been extensively documented in literature. Most pre-primary school children in Nigeria are however rarely exposed to outdoor learning experiences, owing probably to the inadequacies in knowledge and expertise among pre-primary school teachers. This study developed, implemented and determined the effectiveness of school-based experiential outdoor pedagogical training...

Connected Learning for STEM (CL4STEM) is an innovative teacher capacity-building project piloted in Nigeria. It aimed at science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teachers’ capacity building to foster higher-order thinking with inclusion and equity (HOTIE) in their classroom practices. It adopted a model of mobile-based communities of practice (CoP) as one of the strategies for CL4STEM teacher professional development. Hence, this study investigated the impact of the CL4STEM project...

This study evaluates the perceptions of 122 pre-service and in-service Nigerian teachers on adopting an online training module during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by significant educational challenges and shifts. Employing a qualitative approach through open-ended online questions, it delves into the factors critical to enhancing online training effectiveness. Key findings highlight the importance of training in imparting theoretical knowledge and practical skills, the quality and...

Abstract This study examined the relationship between pre-service mathematics teachers’ self-efficacy and their performance in Colleges of Education in Kwara State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the connection between the respondents' beliefs, motivation, mastery experience, and performance. The research design utilized in this study was a correlational design. The population consisted of 322 pre-service mathematics teachers selected from the six Colleges of...

This study examines preservice teachers’ attitude towards the use of e-portfolio in colleges of education in Oyo State. The sample population consisted of 320 preservice teachers randomly selected from the only two public colleges of education in Oyo State. The instrument used was the researcher’s self-developed questionnaire titled ‘Preservice Teachers’ Attitude Towards the Use of E-portfolio Questionnaire (PTATUEQ). Face and content validity of the research instrument were carried out by...

The study examined Teachers' Continuous Professional Development Programmes and the implication for Quality Education in Basic Education Schools, Plateau State, Nigeria.
 Quality education is fundamental to the achievement of functional education. With this understanding, the study was built on the premise that teachers, being the heartbeat of quality education, are key to achieving this goal. The research advanced six objectives from which six research questions and two hypotheses were...

In South-East Asia and across many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, high proportions of children attend low-cost private schools. The parents pay a small fee and the children generally get a slightly better education than provided by the local government schools. But the overall quality is still poor with low levels of learning and poor teaching methods and practices, largely because many of the teachers in these schools have little or no teacher training and have picked up what they can on...

This article explores the role civic education plays in social justice and diversity in Zambia from the civic education teacher’s perspective as well as establish the extent to which teacher’s themselves are actively engaged in social justice and diversity. Predicated on the fundamental role civic education plays in teaching and promoting diversity and social justice, it is highly expected that civic education teachers should be the lodestars in undertaking this activity. It is noted that...

This research investigated the availability of instructional technologies for the teaching of students during micro-teaching in preparation for teaching practice activities, it also examined the relationship between the use of instructional technologies and students' performance in teaching practice activities, and the paper examined the performance of individual students from the colleges of education in Kogi State.Three research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the...

This study assessed the effect of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) training on teachers’ knowledge and perception of the condition in Kano, Nigeria. It was a controlled trial of 200 primary schoolteachers from two Local Government Areas (LGAs). One LGA was randomly assigned to the intervention group and the other to a waitlist control (100 teachers per group). The intervention group received two training sessions on ADHD one week apart. The training was based on the Mental...

There is a growing body of knowledge on effective Teacher Professional Development (TPD), with a consensus that skews in favour of decentralised, school-based and teacher-centred approach to TPD as opposed to the centralised, traditional and top-down approach. On the contrary, developing countries such as Nigeria still practise a centralised education system where traditional top-down TPD remains the norm, with the attendant consequence of professionally deficient teachers in the classroom....

Dusseault & Lee: Other than Hawaii's, no education department has publicly focused on policies governing artificial intelligence in the classroom.

The study determined the Skills improvement needs of electronics works trade teachers in science and technical colleges in North East, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Two research questions was raised and answered and two corresponding hypotheses was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted of 220 teachers of electronics works trade from 34 science and technical colleges, and 140 teachers was used as sample for the study. The...

The study was designed to assess the maintenance strategies adopted by the teachers for the maintenance of workshop equipment in Technical Colleges in Taraba state, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The study was carried out in all the 9 technical colleges in Taraba State. The study's population included the teachers and workshop technologists from Taraba State's nine technical colleges.35 teachers and 35 school workshop technologists were sampled for the...