Assessing the Effectiveness of the Implementation of the National Open University Teacher Education Programme in Ado-Ekiti Study Centre

Hamdallat T. Yusuf, Toyin A. Sanni

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Open and distance learning system of education started as correspondence education and has grown tremendously around the world. The main purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Ado-Ekiti study centre in the implementation of the National Open University teacher education programme. This study was a descriptive survey covering the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Ado-Ekiti study centre because it is the only uni-mode institution in Nigeria operation open and distance learning. 244 students and 12 facilitators which consists of all 200 level, 300 level and 400 level students of the Faculty of Education were involved in the evaluation of the programme implementation. The researcher-designed questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents. Weighted mean was employed to answer the research questions raised. It was reported that majority of the respondents’ perceived that course contents are in line with the objectives of the teacher education programme. Also, it was established that majority of the respondents’ perceived that educational resources were not adequately utilized for implementing the teacher education programme. It was recommended amongst others that ministry of education should employ full-time facilitators to visit and assist teachers at their bases, and power supply in the country should be improved and areas not linked to the national power source should be linked.


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