Teaching Practice Experiences Of Computer And Integrated Science Student-teachers: Challenges And Possible Panacea (a Case Study Of Enugu State College Of Education (technical), Enugu. Final Year Students)

The purpose of the study is to investigate the challenges facing the computer and integrated science students teachers during their teaching practice exercise and the possible panacea.  To guide the study, six research questions and two research hypotheses were structured and used. 

The researchers used case study which cover all the 2007/2008 computer and integrated science final year student of the school of science education, Enugu State college of education (Technical), Enugu.  A sample of 110 final year students were selected for the study through proportionate simple random sampling techniques from all the department under school of science education.  Questionnaires were used to collect data after scrutining for face validation by research experts including the researchers’ supervisor.  One hundred and ten questionnaire copies were distributed to the respondents (student, teachers) and exactly the same numbers were collected back after filling.  The collected data were analyzed using likert nominal scale mean value correlation with the computed table mean value using the formular of appendix 3.0 findings of the study have shown that computer and integrated science student teachers are faced with a lot of personal, institutional organization and staff, supervision, pupils and classroom/laboratories equipments challenges.  Based on the findings of the research, some remedies were suggested and recommendations adduced. 

 

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of contents

List of tables

CHAPTER ONE:

INTRODUCTION 

1.1 Background of the study

1.2 Statement of the problems

1.3 purpose of the study

1.4 Significance of the study

1.5 Scope of the study

1.6 Limitations of the study

1.7 Research questions

1.8 Research hypotheses

CHAPTER TWO: 

REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURES 

2.1 Definition and meaning of General concepts

2.2 The concept of Teaching practice

2.3 Objectives of teaching practice Programme

2.4 Significance of teaching practice

2.5 Challenges Encountered by student – Teachers During teaching practice

2.6 Summary of Review of Related literatures

CHAPTER THREE: 

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 

3.1 Research Design

3.2 Area of the Study

3.3 population

3.4 Sample and sample techniques

3.5 Instrument used

3.6 Validity of the study

3.7 Reliability of the Instrument

3.8 Method for Data Collection

3.9 Procedure of Data Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR:  

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 

4.1 Data Presentation

4.2 Data analysis

CHAPTER FIVE:  

DISCUSSIONS OF RESULTS 

5.1 Discussion of Results

5.2 Summary of findings

5.3 Recommendations

5.4 Suggestions for further studies

5.5 Conclusions

    References

    Appendix 1.0

    Appendix 2.0

    Appendix 3.0