Use Of Inquiry Method On Pre-Service Teachers’ Achievement In Social Studies (Citizenship) Education In Nigerian Colleges Of Education
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Date
2013-01
Authors
Alhaji Garba, Sani
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
This study was inspired by a concern over the low level of interest and usage
of ICT in educational practices by teachers in Nigerian schools. As established in
literature, teachers’ low level of interest towards the usage of ICT in educational
practices is associated with the ‘lack of focus’ and ‘poor state of ICT integration’ in
teacher education and training in Nigeria. The study introduces and tests the effects
of ICT integration (as an intervention program) on social studies pre-service
teachers’ ICT literacy and competence; basic knowledge of inquiry approach;
achievement (in subject content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, knowledge of
technology; and their application in classroom teaching); and interest towards the use
of ICT in teaching and learning. The intervention design introduces a new instruction
approach improving on the GPM model for application in ICT-Based inquiry
approach in social studies teacher education. Four research questions and hypotheses
were raised for the study. Sequential mixed method approach involving quasiexperiment
design was used. A total of 192 social studies pre-service teachers’
(males and females) selected from four colleges of education participated in the
study. Purposeful sampling technique was used in selecting the participants into the
study while random sampling technique was used in assigning the participants into
the three respective research groups. Both quantitative and qualitative data were
collected using questionnaires (adapted from literature) and observation rubrics.
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Inquiry Method On Pre-Service Teachers’ Achievement , Social Studies (Citizenship) Education