QUALITY ASSURANCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

 

This study adopted descriptive survey design to find out the extent to which quality is enshrined in teaching and learning of business education programme in Nigerian colleges of education. Data were collected for the study through administration of validated questionnaire on the respondents. The test-retest method was used to establish the reliability of the instrument and the overall correlation coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. The mean statistics were used to answer the research questions while the three null hypotheses were tested at the alpha level of 0.05, using t- test statistics. Any hypothesis with calculated t – value lower than the critical table value of 1.96 for required degree of freedom of 81% was accepted. The findings of the study revealed that the quality assurance for qualitative teaching and learning of Business Education should base on concept of assurance of quality in Business Education and effective assurance mechanism so that teachers and students will put heads together by making sure that teaching and learning is efficient and productive. The study recommends that the management/employers in the school system should make sure that appointments are appropriately done by employing qualified teachers into the subject area where they fit and ensure that teachers always teach at the right time with suitable instructional materials. Stakeholder should also work hard to ensure proper inculcation of act of quality assurance in Nigerian Colleges of Education.

 

Keywords: Quality Assurance, Teaching, Learning, Business Education and Colleges of Education.