Authors : .O. Ajiboye and Tella Adeyinka
Abstract: The study examined the perceptions of both teachers and students in some secondary schools in Nigeria on the perceived problems and issues they encounter in teaching and learning in their large, overcrowded and under-resourced classroom. One hundred and ten teachers and 500 students from 20 secondary schools purposively selected from Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria, constituted the sample. The focus of the study was to collect a base-line data that could help to address this perennial problem in Nigeria schools. Five research questions were raised and addressed in the study and a stakeholder`s perceptions questionnaire (for both teachers and students) constituted the main instrument for data collection. Findings from the study indicate that both the selected teachers and students agreed that large classes constitute a hindrance to effective teaching and learning in their schools. Some of the problems identified with such classes are: lack of discipline and poor class control, it gives no room for effective teacher-student relationship; teachers could not identify students by their names, non-availability and ineffective teaching learning materials, among others. Implications of all these findings for policy making was discussed, prominent among which is for various governments to build more classrooms and provide more teaching and learning materials.
.O. Ajiboye and Tella Adeyinka , 2007. Problem and Issuse in Teaching and Learning and in Large Under-Resourced Classroom in Nigeria Public Schools Implication for Policy Making. The Social Sciences, 2: 24-30.