Authors : Leonard Chidi Ilechukwu, John Chijioke Madubuko and Jacob Usulor
Abstract: The study investigated into how practice-oriented teaching and learning methods could serve as a prerequisite for the effective and efficient content delivery of Christian Religious Education (CRE) in secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Two research questions were posed to guide the study. Using a descriptive survey design, the study made use of the population of 750 SS1 students from all the 30 government secondary schools in the area of study. The 150 students from 5 government owned schools were selected out of 750 SS1 students using simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire titled "practice-oriented Questionnaire" was used to collect data from the respondents. Weighted mean was used to analyze data. Some of the findings of the study based on the data analyzed and discussed showed that teachers of CRE in Nigeria do not: teach what appeals to student’s senses, imagination, feelings and interest, draw their lessons from the familiar things of the visible world and things of everyday life. Teachers of CRE in Nigeria secondary schools should frequently call on students to read and retell bible stories, role-play, mime, sing, debate and dramatize to enable depicts biblical figures and events, etc. discussions, recommendations and conclusions were made based on the findings of the study.
Leonard Chidi Ilechukwu, John Chijioke Madubuko and Jacob Usulor, 2019. Practice-Oriented Teaching and Learning Methods: A Prerequisite for Effective and Efficient Content Delivery of Christian Religious Education in Secondary Schools in Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 5351-5356.