Teaching Aids, Quality Delivery, And Effective Learning Outcomes In A Nigerian Private University
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Globally, Universities exist to teach, carry out research and engage in community service. As
knowledge centers and major contributors to the manpower resources of the nation's economy, the
place of teaching, effective learning and quality delivery should not be underestimated. One of the
key performance indicators (KPI) for World University Ranking by the Times Higher Education is
teaching. Although teaching involves a series of activities to enhance learning, past studies have
shown that students or learners get easily bored with long lecture sessions and worse still retain less
than 25 percent of what is taught. Thus, new skills, processes and information intended may not be
maximized. There is a suspicion that Universities in most of Africa, including Nigeria may not have
appealed to the senses of the students through a multi-modal approach including the use of teaching
aids. This study intends to examine the role of teaching aids (gadgets, resources and materials) in
enhancing effective teaching outcomes and quality delivery at Covenant University, a Nigerian Private
University with a view to drawing some lessons. The study has identified the range of teaching aids
and processes adopted by the University in her drive towards the fulfillment of a global mandate of
becoming one of the first ten Universities in the world. The study adopts the social learning theory and
survey design for data collection. Results from the questionnaire administered to selected teaching
staff and students as well as interviews of key personnel of the University formed the basis for
conclusions and recommendations in this study. It is intended that the wider sociological, and
technological implications will be emphasized just as we position teaching as an aspect of strategic
communication
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H Social Sciences (General), HM Sociology