AN ANALYSIS OF THE ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TOWARDS GENERAL STUDIES IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, EKIADOLOR.
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE ATTITUDE OF
STUDENTS TOWARDS GENERAL STUDIES IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, EKIADOLOR.
(A CASE STUDY OF ECONOMIC
DEPARTMENT)
ABSTRACT
This
study focused on the attitudes of student’s towards General Studies Education
in the college of Ekiadolor –Benin and the relationship, if any, between
attitude and performance using the part-time ECO/SOS students of the College as
a case study.
A
structural questionnaire administered on a sample of 50 students from which
data was obtained on student’s attitude and perception towards General studies
courses.
Results from the data analysis reveal that student consider General studies course
to be a necessary part of the N.C.E curriculum in the college.
It
also show that the attitudinal factors on the part of students and teacher
related factors are very important when determine students performance, even
through the former appears to be more important.
The
students attitudinal factors that are most important are students attitude to
learning in general, and to general studies education, in particular students
perceptions as to whether a course is important, also, teacher ability to
motivate students, trapped the list of teachers related factors.
Country to popular belief, the results also show that
Economic /Social Studies Students do not necessarily have preference for Art
course – based GSE course over mathematic.
This
study urge GSE teachers to positively encourage students especially those in
social science (students) the attitude of motivation towards GSE course in the
college.
The
study recommend teacher to generate interest and dedication to the course that
students have wrong attitude towards.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background
of the study
1.2
Statement
of the problem
1.3
Purpose
of the study
1.4
Significance
of the study
1.5
Research
questions
1.6
Scope
of the study
1.7
Limitation
of the study
1.8
Definition
of terms
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF
RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 General studies
2.2 Importance of general studies in
higher institution of learning.
2.3 Students a performance and attitude towards general
studies in education.
2.4 factors determine student’s attitude and performance
towards general studies in education.
CHARTER THREE:
3.1 Research design
3.2 Study population
3.3 Study sample
3.4 Sampling techniques
3.5 Descriptive research instrument
3.6 Validity instrument and
reliability of instrument
3.7 Administration of the instrument
3.8 Methods of data analysis.
CHAPTER
FOUR
Analysis and discussion of result.
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary,
Finding, Recommendations And Conclusion
REFERENCE
APPENDIX: QUESTIONERS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY.
One of the main features of higher education in Nigeria
before 1995 was the over compartmentalization of academic field of study. There
were no common university courses to all students both at the instructional
level and across the country. Cross – fertilization of knowledge between
humanities and science students were not there.
In 1975, the newly created commissions
over see the Nigeria universities. Nigeria universities commission (NUC)
introduced General Studies Education (NUC) programmed. These programmed were of
an two categories which is commonly referred to a General Study and the faculty
wide category I e. General Studies, which is the main focus of this study, was
made compulsory for all undergraduate students of Nigerian higher institutions.
College of Education, Ekiadolor as
it is called today was established in Benin City in 1996 at Iyaro, as an advanced
teachers college for the training of NCE teachers. The college was formally
opened on 15th may 1980 and renamed college of Education, Benin
City. An enabling law knows\ as the College of Education, Benin City law 1981n
was enacted from 2nd October 1999. The law was revised in 1988,
before the College moved to its permanent site at Ekiadolor about 25 kilometers
from Benin City in April 1986.
General Studies Education (GSE) is a
compulsory part of the curriculum for all students admitted into the College of
Education, Ekiadolor – Benin.
The purpose of this said course is
for students to have a broad knowledge need to fit them a going to face after
their studies in the College. The course also serve to supplement the
specialized knowledge, students acquire in their respective discipline GSE
course in college are spread over the three – year NCE programmed. More
specifically, the aims of the College of Education, Ekiadolor. General Studies
programmed (as it is, many other higher institutions in Nigeria) are:
(1) To develop in all students the skill needed for
effective use of English in all communicative situations and for logical
reasoning.
(2) To expose students to the cultural feature of their
society and to social and moral obligation there of.
(3) To promote health education and encourage actions
that will lead to a better health practice.
(4) To give students a good foundation in liberal education
by exposing them to some of the foundational questions which philosophers have
been concerned with through the ages?
(5) To equip all students with mathematic and computational
skill. This has high application not only in scientific and technological
skills development, but also in entrepreneur development.
(6) To sharpen the students awareness of the multifarious
dimension and significant of science and technology to the modern world.
Specifically, sensitize them to the
benefit as well as the danger of science and technology to man and his survival
in the universe (N. C Onwueme, 2001).
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
In
this college, many studies have shown the negative attitudes, Social Science in
Education. (GSE). There is also the tendency for students to think that (GSE)
course are of no valve to there than their departmental course, hence, they develop
their a negative all attitudes towards such course which are likely to affect
their performance in the college. This may be a case of Economic and Social
Studies Students in this college.
This
project is made to study the attitude of students towards (GSE) course with
particular reference to part – time students in the Department of Economic and
Social Studies in this college of Education, Ekiadolor.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The
purpose of this study is to give a critical analysis of the attitude of
Economic and Social Student part-time student s of Ekiadolor to General Studies
Education and low this affect their Performance.
The
goal is encourage teachers, students and other stacker holders within the
institution to take on the necessary adjustments to that could yield greater
interest and better academic performance.
1.4 SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY
The
importance of a board-based knowledge to any individual cannot be over
emphasized; each of the GSE courses has its important role to play and
something to contribute to the development of the student. For example, the
importance of mathematics – based GSE courses can be seen in the fact that they
can help to build up necessary skills for further development in the area of
science and technology as well as the ability to effectively manage any
organization from the home to a private business.
These based skill are needed
by all, including Economic/Social Studies Students.
It is fernery
hoped that, the result of the study would lead to the development of a more
positive attitude on the part of students in the college, so that the aims of
general studies programmed will be achieved.
1.5 REPSEARCH QUESTIONS
The
following questions were formulated for
the purpose of this study.
1
Do part – time ECO / SOS have a phobia towards mathematic –
based GSE courses?
2
Do
part – time ECO / SOS students have a preference for Art / Social Studies –
based case course compare to mathematics / Science based course.
3
Do
part- time ECO/ SOS students perform better Art / Social Science – based GSE
course, compared to mathematics / science based courses?
4
Do
part- time ECO / SOS have a negative attitude towards GSE?
5
Do
the performance of Economic / Social Studies Students in GSE courses vary
widely with and among course as a result of varying attitude and commitments.
6
Does
the attitude of students affect their performance in General Studies Education?
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
scope of the study is limited to General Studies Students Education. Attention
is also focused only on the part – time Economic/Social Studies Students of the
college of the Education, Ekiadolor Benin.
1.8
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
Attitude - This refers
to feelings deposition, opinions or purpose regarding anything.
Cross – fertilization- to help
something develop in a Positive way by mixing ideas from a different area!
Multifarious Dimension – of many
different kinds having great variety.
Mathematic Basic – the students
offering mathematics as their care course.
Mathematics problem – A strong
unreasonable hatred for mathematics.
Vicious cause – A situation
in which one problem causes another problem, which makes the first problem
worse.
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