Education is a process of updating the knowledge and skills of the individual that will be useful to himself or herself and to the community. Teaching and learning are products of education that gradually metamorphosed from the initial rote learning through a system that employed the use of writing to the use of highly sophisticated digital technology in facilitating the development of human skills and knowledge-bank. The present educational system in Nigeria with its emphasis on technical vocational education and training (TVET), if firmly rooted in its curriculum implementation, can be perceived as the most potent instrument that can be used to bring about desirable change or development of a viable educational system in this ever-growing world.
TopInstructional Objectives:
After studying this chapter, students should be able to:
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Define the term teaching method.
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Define the term assessment method.
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List and explain ten (10) different types of teaching methods.
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List and explain six (6) different types of assessment methods.
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State the advantages and disadvantages of the different teaching methods in 3 above.
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State the advantages and disadvantages of the different assessment methods in 4 above.
TopIntroduction
Education is a process of updating the knowledge and skills of the individual that will be useful to himself or herself and to the community (Okebukola, 2012). Teaching and learning are products of education that gradually metamorphosed from the initial rote learning through a system that employed the use of writing, to the use of highly sophisticated digital technology in facilitating the development of human skills and knowledge-bank (Onasanya, 2019). The present educational system in Nigeria with its emphasis on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET),if firmly rooted in its curriculum implementation can be perceived as the most potent instrument that can be used to bring about desirable change or development of a viable educational system in this ever-growing world (Obanya, 2007).The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN, 2013), conceptualized TVET as a comprehensive term referring to those aspects of the educational process involving, in addition to general education, the study of technologies and related sciences and the acquiring of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge related to occupations in various sectors of economic and social life. In preparing TVET educators for the world of work, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved Colleges of Education and Universities to undertake pre-service training for TVET educators.
According to Amasi and Giami (2018), the primary purpose of teaching and learning is to bring about permanent changes in behaviour through active participation and critical thinking and this cannot take place without the use of proper teaching methods and assessment. Igberaharha (2018), stressed that the utilization of appropriate teaching method have potential for enhancing student’s learning. The various curriculum objectives have resulted in the adoption of various methods in dissemination of knowledge in class settings. Teaching method has been defined by Afolabi and Adesope (2010), as a specific instructional process which differs from any other by the diversities of specialized activities often followed by assessment as a set of processes that measure the outcomes of students’ learning, in terms of knowledge acquired, understanding developed and skills gained. Teaching method is very important in the impartation of knowledge in teaching-learning processes and the type adopted determines to a great extent what the student assimilate. In actual fact if the appropriate method is adopted, knowledge acquired can be accelerated.
In the views of Baba, Victor-Igme and Baba (2015), Amasi and Giami (2018), tertiary institution lecturers use lecture, field trip, excursion, individual project, demonstration, practicum, laboratory work, simulation, group/panel and team-teaching method. Igberaharha (2018), Rusalam, Munawar and Hardikusumah (2018), noted that the quality of education resulting from application of different teaching methods can be assessed internally using formative assessment, summative assessment,diagnostic, selective-response and norm-referenced test.