Relationship Between Subject Content Knowledge And Pedagogical Skills Of Nce Integrated Science Students In Niger State

📄 Project Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between Subject Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Skills of Nigeria Certificate in Education final year Integrated Science students of State College of Education, Minna and Federal College of Education, Kontagora. 100 (50 males and 50 females), study subjects of 300 level integrated science students were randomly selected using stratified random sampling from a population of 1000 students. Two instruments: Integrated Science Performance Test (ISPT) with r = 0. 75 and Students Teaching Practice Assessment Form (STPAF) were used for data collection. The ISPT was used to measure the subject content knowledge of the students while the STPAF was used to measure the pedagogical skills of the students. Five null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data collected were subjected to Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and t-test statistical tools for analyses. The major findings from the study were: Positive significant re...