A SURVEY OF PRE-SERVICE PHYSICS TEACHERS DISPOSITION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

Authors

  • Edidiong E. Ukoh Teacher Education Department Faculty of Education University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Keywords:

Attitude to teaching practice, teacher training, college type

Abstract

This study investigated pre-service physics teachers’ disposition to professional practice in South-west Nigeria and the difference gender and school type could have on this attitude. A descriptive survey research design was used and a total of 247 pre-service physics teachers from three Colleges of Education which were selected using stratified random sampling technique. One research question was answered and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Pre-service teachers’ attitude to teaching practice was found to be positive but gender had no significant difference on this attitude. The attitude of students from federal college (=56.21, Standard td deviation=5.873) was significantly different from state colleges (=54.04, std deviation=7.572). Based on this result, it is concluded that pre-service teachers have positive attitude to teaching practice. It is recommended that whatever disparity exist between the state and federal colleges be addressed so that there will be equality in attitude of these would-be teachers.

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Published

2021-06-28

How to Cite

Edidiong E. Ukoh. (2021). A SURVEY OF PRE-SERVICE PHYSICS TEACHERS DISPOSITION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA. African Journal of Educational Management, 17(2), 283–296. Retrieved from https://journals.ui.edu.ng/index.php/ajem/article/view/324