An Assessment of the Challenges of Teaching Practice in Federal College of Education, (Tech.) Asaba, Delta State
Francis, U. U. & Anyaegbunam M. N.
Department of Business Education, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Ondo State
School of Business Education, Federal College of Education (Tech) Asaba, Delta State
Email:ukaike1980uche@gmail.com, anyaegbunamnkiruka@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The study aims to identify the challenges faced by student –teacher during their teaching practice and to find out the roles of teaching practice in schools in effective TP Exercise in FCE, Asaba. Two research questions were formulated to aid the study which is: what are the challenges faced by student teacher during their teaching practice? And what are the roles of teaching practice schools in effective TP Exercise in FCE, Asaba? The researchers adopted descriptive survey method. A total number of seventy one (71) questionnaires were distributed. The mean and standard deviation was used as a statistical tool to interpret the research questions. The findings showed among other that: there was no adequate orientation before teaching practice, period of training for the teaching practice exercise is enough for the student-teachers, students-teachers benefits very much during the training imposed on them for the teaching practice exercise, the study also found out that students find it difficult to raise transport fare and aside that the cooperative teachers imposes heavy burden on them during the teaching practice exercise, those students’ teachers are adequately advised and counseled by their cooperative teachers. The study therefore among others recommended that: Proper orientation should be provided by the school before teaching practice exercise as this will make the students to prepare very well for the exercise and also the period of training for the teaching exercise must be extended to at least two weeks so as to aid effective preparation by the students who are embarking on the teaching practice exercise, Ministry of Education in collaboration with the school authorities should make necessary arrangement and allowance for student-teachers to reduce and curtail the problem of accommodation and transportation like the benefit and allowance provided for industrial training student (IT) and SIWES, before and during each teaching practices session, there should be thorough public relations ground work undertaken by the institution in order to maintain good relations between the student- teachers and all relevant role players.
Keywords: Assessment, Challenges, Teaching Practice, Asaba
