Assessment of Adequacy Facilities and Required Personnel for Implementation of NCE Mathematics Curriculum among Colleges of Education North-Central, Nigeria
- September 21, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue IX, September 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
ABDULRAHIM, Musbahu1, Dr. R. W Gimba2, Dr. A.A Hassan3, Dr. M. Jiya4
1Dept of Physics, Niger State College of Education, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
2,3Dept of Science Education, Fedreal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
4Dept of Mathematics, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
Abstract: – The purpose of the study was to Assess the Nigeria Certificate in Education among Colleges of Education in North-Central, Nigeria. Two research questions with corresponding research hypotheses guided the study. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. The study was conducted in all the thirteen Colleges of Education in North- Central States of Nigeria. The population of this study consisted of 131 Mathematics lecturers and 116 Mathematics lecturers was sampled Data were collected through the use of questionnaire. The instrument has a reliability coefficient of 0.83. The findings showed that Workshops in Colleges of Education in North-Central States of Nigeria were inadequate and the required personnel need to be improved on as they were little challenges on the required personnel. Most of the equipment, tools, and machines available in the colleges were not enough to cater for increasing population of students’ enrolment. The study recommended that the Federal and States owned Colleges of Education should be provided with adequate workshops and required facilities to cater for the increasing students’ population. This will in turn promote teaching and learning in Nigeria Education sector.
Keywords: Adequacy, Workshop Facilities, personnel
I. INTRODUCTION
Education is the key to achieving and sustaining the goals of any society. Hence it must be adopted as the tool for achieving desired social change that can lead to meaningful growth and development of the nation (Asebiomo, 2015). The quality of life in a society depends significantly on the standard of education(Adegbesan, 2010). Education and schooling could be seen as tools which are used for the development of human potentials that help individuals to attain self-actualization (Richard & Aghenenu, 2016). In Nigeria, education is categorized into three levels namely; Basic, Secondary and Tertiary Education. The place of Mathematics in the realization of the objectives of these three levels of education cannot be overemphasized. However, these could be achieved through adequate teaching and learning of Mathematics.
