Level of Use and Effectiveness of some Select Method of Teaching Economics in Secondary Schools

ISBN-13: 9783656010968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 90 str.

Serena Smith

Opis

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Education - Educational Tests & Measurements, grade: 1.0, University of Lagos (-), language: English, abstract: ...] According to Kidzu Thomas Oweh, teacher has the greatest potential to influence the student's education, while a student achievement is related to teacher's competence in using different methods of teaching. Thus, students achieve more when teachers employ systematic teaching procedures that make teaching and learning processes easier. In other words, excellent academic per formance by students is not only attainable but could also be sustained through teacher method of teaching. These study therefore, examine the level of use and effectiveness of some selected methods of teaching economics in Lagos state secondary schools, specifically how teacher's effectiveness would bring about excellent academic performance through appropriate use of method of teaching. The purpose of these research works are stated below: i. To ascertain how learner attitude affect the method of teaching the students. ii. To identify the teaching methods, their academic performance and the factors affecting the students. iii. To evaluate the effects of method of teaching economics on the performance of students. iv. To examine the teacher methods of teaching and their qualification. v. To know the relationship between teacher methods and learning experience. vi. To establish relationship between teacher's methods of teaching economics and learner academics achievement.