Assessment of Factors Influencing Lecturers’ Selection of Teaching Method in Teaching and Learning in Higher Institutions in Bayelsa State
Authors: Memory Queensoap, Ph.D.; Dogitimiye Memory; Ayebanengimote Victor, Meshach Gbaye and Fortune Samuel Nigeria
Abstract: Quality teaching is ensured by the method that is most appropriate for the attainment of the specific educational goals for a course. This study, therefore, is aimed at assessing factors influencing lectures’ selection of teaching methods in Higher Institutions in Bayelsa State. The study adopted a descriptive research survey on a sample of 83 through a stratified sampling technique. A self-designed questionnaire, which was validated through the face and content validity as well as was made to obtain coefficient reliability of .70, was used to obtain data. Results showed that the Lecture method (82%) was the most frequently used teaching method and followed by the discussion method (78%) and demonstration (77%). Meanwhile, innovation, storytelling, team teaching and problem-solving had 52%, 65%, 53%, and 61% respectively while field trip and discovery had 22% and 42% respectively. Also, the study determined that physical, social factors and psychological factors influence the selection of teaching methods at the rate of 2.65±.87 (75%), 2.63±.82 (66%) and 2.89±.87 (72%) respectively. The study further revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between means of physical and social factors on influence in the selection of teaching methods while there was a significant difference between psychological factors and others. The study concludes that factors influencing lecturers’ selection of teaching method can be grouped into three namely social, physical and psychological hence the study among others recommends that management of the institution should contact educationists to organize a symposium, seminar, workshop, etc. on techniques lecturers’ appropriateness of selection of teaching method, especially on practical courses.