Deployment of Effective Economics Teaching Methods for the Implementation of Economics in Nigerian Secondary Schools
Keywords:
Economics Education, Secondary School Pedagogy, Active Learning Methods, Problem Solving in Economics, Project-Based Learning, Teacher-Centered vs. Learner-Centered Approaches, Educational Barriers in Nigeria, Classroom Management in Economics, Economic Literacy, Teaching Methods in Economics, Nigerian Educational System, Curriculum Development in Economics, Educational Technology in Economics, Student Engagement in Economics, Teaching Strategies for EconomicsAbstract
Dynamic teaching methods and the teaching of economics in nigerian secondary schools.eniolabe 122 -Involves the use of more advanced teaching techniques; e.g engineering drawing, microwaveteaching method. This paper investigates the impact of different pedagogical practices on students’ comprehension, involvement and performance in Economics as a subject that is highly conceptual, containing abstract notions such as scarcity, opportunity cost, demand and supply and market structure. Common teacher-centered methodologies tend to result in passive learning, poor understanding of the subject and low academic achievement. As a result, those pedagogical practices of learner-oriented and interactive types (discussion, problem solving, inquiry-based instruction, project-based learning, demonstrating and field activity.) are discussed for their instructional utility. Based on experiential evidence from the Nigerian scenario, it is shown how these methods have had an impact in stimulating higher reasoning, practical problem solving and active learning among students at the secondary school level. The study brings to light, among others, the challenges of large classes size, lack of adequate teaching materials and inservice training for teachers as well as lack of technology that constitute a barrier to effective use of innovative methods. The results show that good pedagogical practices increase students’ self-efficacy, attitude, and achievement in Economics. The paper ends with suggestion construction of teacher development, technology integrated learning and policy support to reinforce teaching reform consistent with national educational goals and economic literacy and human capital cultivation.
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