Improvement of Pre-Service Training of Student-Teachers for Quality Assurance in Secondary School Curriculum Implementation in Enugu state, Nigeria

The study examined the strategies for improving pre-service training of student-teachers for quality assurance in secondary school curriculum implementation in Enugu State, Nigeria. Two research questions which used public opinion design guided the study. Using accidental and purposive sampling techniques, the study sampled three hundred (300) education students in two teachers’ training institutions in Enugu State. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed among other things, that pre-service training need of student-teachers include: teaching methodology, curriculum implementation, use of information communication technology (ICT), classroom management and organization, etc.; that pre-service training could be improved upon through increased period of teaching practice and constant monitoring of student-teachers by school administrators, etc. The study gave recommendation based on the findings. Keywords: Pre-service training, teacher’s quality, quality assurance and curriculum implementation.

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