Improving Teaching Practice Exercise in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
- October 26, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue X, October 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Improving Teaching Practice Exercise in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Dr (Mrs) A. A. Bagudo
Department of Adult Education and Extension service, Faculty of Education and Extension Services, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Abstract: – The standard and quality of teachers and its impact on educational outcomes has remain issues of global concern. This paper focuses on Teaching Practice(TP) as important component of professional teacher training programmes as practiced in almost all part of the world. The paper reviewed literature on policy frameworks, theories, provisions on Teacher development programmes and teacher preparatory practices with specific reference to TP exercise Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS). The purpose is to how it is performed, identify the challenges and provide suggestions on how to improve. The major aspects of TP exercise in UDUS are course specification, payment of TP fees by students, posting of students and posting of staff to supervise and assess students. Challenges identified includes funding, staffing, students, pedagogy, scope of posting, duration of TP exercise, inadequate pre-TP, during TP and post-TP activities for staff and students, lack of adequate stake holder involvements. The paper suggests the need for TET Fund and International Developmental Partners collaborative supports and fund. The paper advances need for more Academic Staff, admission of high intelligent students into Faculty of Education, improvement in preparatory TP and post TP activities to involve orientation, briefing, dialogue, and feedback, need for student mastery of subject matter, methodology and provision instructional material, need for sustainable motivation and reinforcement and the need to improve, supervision, assessment and evaluation techniques. The study suggests need for setting of TP committee, and to conduct empirical researches to improve on the current situations. The paper concludes that without proper, well organized teaching practice as preparatory training for teacher development practices the issue of standard and quality and professionalism in our education system will remain an illusion.
Key words: Improving, Teaching, Teaching Practice, UDUS
