Instructional Technologies and School Curriculum in Nigeria: Innovations and Challenges

• Authors: Opara Jacinta A. , Oguzor Nkasiobi S.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The use of instructional materials in teacher training programs can provide significant input to the overall development of future teachers. Research shows that instructional materials in teacher training help student teachers to establish links between theory and practice by allowing them to make new connections between curriculum topics and the world. The new environment in which colleges develop in Nigeria has made the quality of teaching one of the main concerns and objectives. This paper discusses how to assist teachers in using instructional materials in order to help them to acquire theoretical knowledge, grounded in real practice. The paper attempts to explain the features of instructional materials and how they can assist teachers in planning quality teaching materials.

Keywords

EN

instructional materials; pedagogy; learners' needs; teacher

Discipline

• EDUCATION: EDUCATION

• Publisher: Prague Development Center, Czech Republic
• Journal: Perspectives of Innovations, Economics and Business
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 66-71

Dates

published

2011-01-16

Contributors

author

Opara Jacinta A.

• Senior Research Fellow, European School Science Project, Spain

author

Oguzor Nkasiobi S.

• Prague Development Center, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.15208/pieb.2011.16