MODE OF ENTRY AS CORRELATES OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS' PERFORMANCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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Date
2023-11-01
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Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Abstract
Despite the importance of early childhood and primary education, there is
a gap between the quality and the number of teachers and the practice of
early childhood education. One research question and three hypotheses
were generated and tested in this study, the research question were
answered using frequency count, percentage and mean independent
samples t-test and PPMC were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. The study employed the Correlational Survey Research
Design. The study sample size was 248 and Multi-Stage Sampling
Technique was adopted to select respondents. The instruments used for
data collection were questionnaire titled 'Mode of Entry of Pre-Service
Teachers Performance Questionnaire (MEAPTPQ) and Pre-service
Teachers Academic Performance results (PTAPR).The reliability of
MEAPTPQ is 0.77. The findings revealed that there was significant
positive relationship between mode of entry and academic performance
of pre-service teachers (r = 0.257; P < 0.05). The hypothesis is therefore
rejected, another findings revealed that there was positive relationship
between the academic performance of early childhood and primary
education pre-service teachers and their attitudes to the subject in the
universities (r = .301; df = 246; .P< 0.05). The hypothesis is therefore
rejected. Based on the Findings of the Study, it was concluded that there
was positive relationship between the Academic Performance of Early
Childhood and Primary Education Pre-Service Teachers' in the
University. The following Recommendations were made: Universities
Admission board should ensure the enrolment of more male pre service
teachers for the course, more so Universities and Faculty of Education
should give more orientation to Pre- Service Teachers' towards the course.