Effects of teaching practice on student teachers in tertiary institutions in Nigeria

Script from the year 2010 in the subject Pedagogy - Job Education, Occupational Training, Further Education, grade: 1.0, Kogi State Polytechnic, language: English, abstract: This study was carried out to examine the effects of teaching practice on student teachers in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. A case study of 400 level students of the department of Arts and Social Science of Faculty of Education of the University of Lagos. Three hypothesis were formulated and 100 questionnaire were administered to student teachers from the department of Arts and Social Science, Faculty of Education.

An analysis of the result obtained showed that teaching practice has never been a waste of time rather it has helped to inculcate the professional traits in student teachers, preparing them for the real classroom and school situation.