ASSESSMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ EFFECTIVENESS IN USING DEMONSTRATION AND FIELD TRIP TEACHING STRATEGIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IKEDURU L.G.A OF IMO STATE

Abstract

The study focused on Assessment of Business Educators’ Effectiveness in Utilizing Demonstration and Field-trip Teaching Strategies in Secondary Schools in Ikeduru L.G.A of Imo State. Two research questions were posed in line with the two (2) specific objectives to guide the study with one null hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population consisted of thirty four (34) business educators in secondary schools in Ikeduru L.G.A. Research Survey design was used and instrument for data collection was the questionnaire containing 22 items related to how effective business educators in secondary schools use demonstration and field-trip teaching strategies in the discharge of their duties. The instrument was validated by experts and the reliability co-efficient established was 0.84 index, using Crombach Alpha Analysis. The data collected were analyzed using Mean and T-test statistics rating. The result revealed that the business educators in secondary schools in Ikeduru Local Government Area were effective in the use of demonstration teaching strategy while they were ineffective in using field trip teaching strategy. Based on the findings, and conclusion made, it was recommended among others that school authorities should emphasize more on excursion as internal academic programme that should be embarked on termly, the government should make available fund and other facilities for practical to the schools as well for the students’ accessibility.

Keywords: Business Educators, Demonstration, Field-trip, Strategies