Authors :
Onyekwelu, Raphael Azubuike
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 11 - November
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10082549
Abstract :
This study which evaluated the challenges
facing prospective teachers during teaching practice for
effective teacher production was guided by one research
question and one hypothesis. Descriptive survey research
design was engaged. The population of the study
comprised 6 public tertiary institutions in Anambra
State with about 2,456 level three students in teacher
education. Total enumeration sampling technique was
utilized thus all the 6 government tertiary institutions
were used for the study. 983 students were drawn from
2,456 representing 40% of the entire population. The
researcher designed an instrument entitled “Evaluation
of the Challenges of Prospective Teachers Educational
Instrument” (ECPTEI) which was used to draw out
information from the respondents. The validity of the
instrument was guaranteed while test retest method was
used to test the reliability of the instrument. The result
was exposed to Cronbach Alpha method which gave rise
to the coefficient value of 0.82 which is considered
adequate for the study. Mean, percentage and frequency
counts were used to answer the research question while
t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The findings
revealed that prospective teachers are faced with
enormous challenges like lack of accommodation, lack of
finance among others during their teaching practice. The
researcher therefore recommended that the host
institution should use their good office to assist the
students in seeking and off-setting accommodations
before sending them out to the teaching practice schools
to enable them settle down easily for the tasks ahead
hence effective teacher production.
Keywords :
Evaluation, Challenges, Prospective Teachers, Teaching Practice and Teacher Production.
This study which evaluated the challenges
facing prospective teachers during teaching practice for
effective teacher production was guided by one research
question and one hypothesis. Descriptive survey research
design was engaged. The population of the study
comprised 6 public tertiary institutions in Anambra
State with about 2,456 level three students in teacher
education. Total enumeration sampling technique was
utilized thus all the 6 government tertiary institutions
were used for the study. 983 students were drawn from
2,456 representing 40% of the entire population. The
researcher designed an instrument entitled “Evaluation
of the Challenges of Prospective Teachers Educational
Instrument” (ECPTEI) which was used to draw out
information from the respondents. The validity of the
instrument was guaranteed while test retest method was
used to test the reliability of the instrument. The result
was exposed to Cronbach Alpha method which gave rise
to the coefficient value of 0.82 which is considered
adequate for the study. Mean, percentage and frequency
counts were used to answer the research question while
t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The findings
revealed that prospective teachers are faced with
enormous challenges like lack of accommodation, lack of
finance among others during their teaching practice. The
researcher therefore recommended that the host
institution should use their good office to assist the
students in seeking and off-setting accommodations
before sending them out to the teaching practice schools
to enable them settle down easily for the tasks ahead
hence effective teacher production.
Keywords :
Evaluation, Challenges, Prospective Teachers, Teaching Practice and Teacher Production.
