STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF SHORTHAND IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMO STATE

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1986
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UDUMA, IBEZIMAKO
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The aim of the study was to identify professional tasks required by business teachers and to develop strategies for improving the teaching of shorthand in secondary schools. This was based upon adapting workable and successful practices as recommended by business teacher educators and carried out by business teachers in the secondary schools. An extensive review of related literature was carried out for the purpose of developing a comparative evaluation model by experts with current practices. The data for the study collected through the questionnaire was sent to: (a) Twelve business teacher educators in two Nigerian Universities and one College of Education offering business teacher education programmes. (b) One hundred and seventeen business teachers in forty-four secondary schools in Imo State where shorthand is taught. There was an indication that eight categories of professional tasks and twenty simpler professional tasks are rated as important and therefore need to be incorporated into the business teacher education programmes. The study also showed that twenty-nine shorthand Instructional strategies are acceptable by the business teacher educators while twenty-four strategies are acceptable by the business teachers. Other findings from the study reveal that: 1. The business teacher educators, who were regarded as research consultants, rated the professional tasks and the shorthand instructional strategies higher than the business teachers. This was seen as ratings in ideal situations from the expert's point of view. 2. There is need for seminars, workshops, or conferences to be organised for business teachers in the secondary schools from time to time. The Universities, Colleges of Education, Ministries of Education. and Associations like the Nigerian Association of Business Educators, can play very important roles in organising such seminars or conferences. 3. Areas to be included in such seminars, or workshops, or conferences are: (a) Professional role and development of the business teacher; (b) Instructional planning, execution and evaluation in the area of shorthand; (c) Curriculum planning, development and execution, 4. Areas in which trends in the teaching of shorthand lie are: (a) Writing skills (b) Transcription (c) Speed development (d) Reading skills 5. Majority of the respondents believe that shorthand instruction should be introduced in Class III in the secondary schools system. The study concluded WITH RECOMMENDATIONS which includes 1. Business teachers should be prepared to be both technically and professionally competent through competency based teacher education 2. Well-equipped workshops and laboratories for business subjects should be provided in the schools offering skill businesc subjects. 3. Since continuous assessment forms part of thee conditions for certification at both pre-vocational and vocational levels, evaluation should not be based on a single examination to determine success or failure of a student.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF EDUCATION (BUSINESS EDUCATION) VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA.
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STRATEGIES,, IMPROVING,, TEACHING,, SHORTHAND,, SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, IMO STATE
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