TEACHING METHOD AND ASSIMILATION OF STUDENTS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: A STUDY OF COVENANT UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA
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The choice of teaching method which is the general principles, pedagogy and management strategies
used for classroom instruction is very important to degree of assimilation by the recipient of teaching.
Teaching theories primarily fall into two categories or “approaches” teacher-centered and studentcentered.
In the former, teachers are the main authority figure in this model. Students are viewed as
empty vessels whose primary role is to passively receive information (via lectures and direct
instruction) with an end goal of testing and assessment.
However in a student-centered approach, teachers and students play an equally active role in the
learning process. The teacher’s primary role is to coach and facilitate student learning and overall
comprehension of material. Student learning is measured through both formal and informal forms of
assessment, including group projects, student portfolios, and class participation. The main aim of this
paper is to examine the relationship between teaching method and assimilation of students and the
impact on examination performance. A sample of 300 students cutting across the various schools and
colleges in Covenant University who have taken at least not less than two semesters examinations
was used for the study. Student-Lecturer relationship, examination contents, students’ mode of study
and assimilation, effort and students’ CGPA were the parameters used for this purpose.
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AS Academies and learned societies (General), JC Political theory