DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

1. EDU 0601 Philosophy of Education

i. Nature of philosophy and nature of education.

ii. The essence of philosophy of education.

iii. An examination of philosophical ideas that have influenced the development of education throughout the world.

iv. Schools of Philosophical thought such as idealism, realism, naturalism and pragmatism and their contributions to educational development.

v. Issues arising from the philosophy of Nigerian education with due regard to concepts such as: education, equality and opportunity, democracy, aims and objectives of education, reward and punishment, teaching, indoctrination and training, nature of knowledge, values and the individual.

vi. Ancient and contemporary philosophers.

vii. Their impacts on education systems and usefulness in the classroom environment.

viii. The curriculum and philosophy.

ix. The problem of truth.

x. Transfer and application of knowledge.

2. EDU 0602 Curriculum Implementation

i. Basic principles of curriculum implementation.

ii. Curriculum innovations and change.

iii. Factors that trigger curriculum reforms.

iv. Supervisory roles in the implementation of the curriculum.

v. Patterns and strategies of contemporary curriculum supervision and inspection.

vi. Performance indicators in curriculum implementation: quality assurance, quality control and quality management.

3. EDU 0603 History of Education

i. A survey of education history from the ancient time to date.

ii. Ancient Western and traditional African education systems.

iii. Global contemporary education practices.

iv. History of Education in Nigeria.

v. Significant landmarks in the emergence, development and growth of higher education in Nigeria.

4. EDU 0604 Educational Technology

i. Approaches to solving instructional problems.

ii. The meaning/definition, principles and evolution of educational technology concepts as well as their applications to all aspects of the education curriculum and instructional process.

iii. Educational media: meaning, selection, design, production, evaluation and utilisation.

iv. Students’ practical activities.

v. Nature and Roles of Instructional technology.

vi. Instructional technology in learning.

vii. The basic teaching techniques, some related principles.

viii. A systematic approach to media.

ix. Introduction to material and media visual aids - Non-projected aids: book and printed materials.

x. Real things.

xi. Field trips.

xii. Models and mock-up simulation and games.

xiii. Graphic symbols.

xiv. Use of Instructional resources -Bulleting boards, exhibits, chalk boards, chart pads, flannel boards, Study prints, pictures, projected aids, record players, tape recorders, etc.

xv. Principles of projection - Over-head projectors, filmstrip projectors, slide projectors, opaque projectors, motion pictures projectors.

xvi. Hints for good showmanship.

xvii. Multi-media and multi-image presentations.

xviii. Aural aids.

xix. Micro-projector.

xx. Radio.

xxi. Audio-visual aids.

5. EDU 0605 Sociology of Education

i. The nature of society.

ii. The concept of society as a community.

iii. Groups and grouping in society.

iv. Institutions in society and their functions: economic, political, religious, educational etc.

v. Cultural similarities and variations, social stratification, social change.

vi. The functions of education, and the school as a social institution in society.

vii. The relationship between the school and other social institutions such as family, religion, culture, language, economy and political system.

6. EDU 0606 Educational Administration and Planning

i. Introduction to Educational Administration – The meaning of Educational Administration; its scope, goals and the factors which contribute to its successful implementation.

ii. Administrative tasks – Administrative process, supervision of schools, the Nigerian Education system; students and staff personnel administration; school business administration; tertiary institutions administration.

iii. The nature and scope of Educational Planning and implementation; The Nigerian school system.

iv. The concept of leadership- Approaches, theories and styles; leadership qualities; the school principal as a leader.

v. Decision-making in educational institutions.

vi. Principal’s leadership function and school management.

vii. Basic concepts in School Finance; Nature, scope and sources of Educational Finance; National and State Budgets in relation to education and principles and practices of school budgeting.

viii. Concept of Reform and innovations in Education; Trends of Reforms in Education in Nigeria and globally.

7. EDU 0607 Psychology of Education

i. An introduction to educational psychology.

ii. Development from conception to young adulthood.

iii. The intellectual, social, moral and emotional needs of learners.

iv. The needs of special learners.

v. Perception of people and attribution of causes; self-concept; attitudes and behaviour; Power, authority and civil rights.

vi. Psychology of learning and cognition, psychological therapies in the school, childhood psychopathology.

vii. Individual differences in intelligence and learning styles.

viii. Cognitive and behavioural approaches to teaching and learning.

ix. Higher cognitive skills in learning and motivation.

8. EDU 0608 Educational Measurement and Evaluation

i. Definitions, types and functions of measurement, evaluation, assessment and test.

ii. Educational and psychological tests.

iii. Introductory statistical concepts.

iv. Objective and essay type items.

v. Test validity and reliability.

vi. Evaluation models and methods.

vii. Evaluation of school, national and selected foreign programmes.

viii. Skills of implementing the continuous assessment scheme in the school system.

ix. The instruments and techniques for assessment of achievements in the cognitive and non-cognitive domains.

x. Basic statistics.

xi. Classification of measuring instruments.

xii. Construction of test items using test blueprints.

xiii. Measures of central tendency, variability and point measures.

xiv. Representation of scores in tables and graphs.

xv. Characteristics of score distributions.

xvi. Interpretation of scores.

xvii. Modalities for record keeping and reporting.

9. EDU 0609 Curriculum Development

i. Concepts and processes of curriculum planning.

ii. The meaning and definition of curriculum.

iii. The history of curriculum development efforts in Nigeria.

iv. Models of curriculum development.

v. Factors influencing the Nigeria School curriculum.

vi. The procedure for developing the components of the curriculum. General methods of teaching.

vii. Procedure for selection and utilisation of resources.

viii. Classroom experimentation, curriculum evaluation and curriculum innovation.

10. EDU 0610 Teaching Practice

i. The course exposes students to the practical aspect of the teaching profession.

ii. Students will be posted to schools for a minimum period of twelve (12) weeks.

iii. During the period, students are expected to take part in every aspect of school life including teaching, testing, examining, and academic societies and extra-curricular activities.

iv. The sole objective is to enable students put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired during classroom interactions with lectures.

v. Students will be supervised at least three (3) times during the teaching practice programme.

11. EDU 0611 Educational Research and Statistics

i. Basic principles and Techniques of research.

ii. Researches in education.

iii. Features and types of educational research (Pure research, pedagogical research, planning research etc.); Variables (dependent, independent moderator and extraneous variables); Hypothesis (research, alternative and null hypothesis); null hypothesis; stating and formulating research questions, population, sample and sampling techniques; Tools of research (questionnaire, opinionative, interview, psychometric, achievement tests, psychological tests, observation); Basic research methods (historical research method, developmental research method, quasi-experimental research method, casual-comparative research method, action research and survey study); Writing a research report (features of a research report, chapter layout emphasis, writing preliminaries and making attachments.

iv. Concepts and process in statistics.

v. Purpose of Statistics, descriptive and inferential statistics, parametric and non-parametric statistics, estimate error in measurement, nominal scale, ordinal scale, interval scale, ration scale, statistical notation, organisation of data, classification of data, representation of data, transformation of scores, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, measures of association.

vi. Inferential statistics used in educational research.

12. EDU 0612 Research Project

i. Each student shall write a project of about 25,000 words under the supervision of a lecturer who shall not be below the rank of Senior Lecturer.

ii. The thesis title must be topical, and an original contribution to knowledge which could enhance education.

iii. The project must meet PGDE specifications and standard.

13. EDU 0613 Micro-Teaching

i. Origin, development, meaning, aim and scope of micro-teaching.

ii. Basic principles and phases.

iii. Components of micro-teaching and their values.

iv. Techniques/skills of micro-teaching.

v. Functions of the student in a micro-teaching situation as a teacher, a learner, a source of feedback, an evaluator, a video operator, and an organiser of a micro-lesson session.

vi. The use of the micro-teaching laboratory.

vii. Merits and demerits of micro-teaching.

viii. Sessions of supervised micro-teaching.

14. EDU 0614 Introduction to Teaching Profession

i. The concepts of teaching and the teacher.

ii. Characteristics of teaching.

iii. Teaching as a profession in Nigeria.

iv. Categories of teaching professionals and corresponding employment avenues.

v. Ethics of the teaching profession.

vi. Code of conduct.

vii. Regulatory bodies: the government, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), NTI etc.

viii. Professional bodies and organisations.

ix. Induction and licensing of teachers.

15. EDU 0615 Subject Methods

i. Introduction to teaching methods.

ii. Developing and using instructional resources.

iii. Lesson planning and special delivery techniques.

iv. Special methods for teaching different subjects.

v. Evaluation of students’ learning.

vi. Critique of subject curriculum.

16. EDU 0616 Seminar

i. The writing of the project.

ii. Training in scholarly research study academic.

iii. Assessment studies of different kinds that are of national educational value.

iv. How to write, produce, present and publish scholarly research papers in form of dissertations, theses, projects, seminars and conference papers.

v. The first three chapters of students’ projects.

vi. Seminar papers, Conference papers, theses, committee reports etc.

17. EDU 0617 Educational Guidance and Counselling

i. The history, development and trends in Guidance and Counselling.

ii. General principles, techniques and essential components of guidance and counselling.

iii. The relevance of guidance and counselling to the National Policy on Education.

iv. Multicultural aspects of counselling.

v. Assessment in Counselling

vi. Ethical issues and therapeutic processes in relation to unemployment, career choice, abuse, peer influence, sexuality, social relations, drug abuse etc.

18. EDU 0618 Comparative Education

i. Meaning and scope of comparative education.

ii. Methods appropriate to its study.

iii. The relationship between the state and education.

iv. Factors that influence the character of any educational system.

v. Aspects of systems of education from Nigeria.

vi. 9-3-4 Education system in Nigeria: principles, Guidelines and implementation.

vii. EFA and the MDGs in education.

viii. Education in other countries of the world (a study of good programmes in selected countries in Africa, Asia, America and Europe).

19. EDU 0619 ICT & Computer Education

i. Introduction to Information and Communication Technology.

ii. The role of ICT in Education.

iii. Computer appreciation.

iv. Computer operations – Typing skills.

v. Computer operations – MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, etc.

vi. ICT tools for Education – Use of emails, internet, virtual library, etc.

vii. One computer programme along with current ICT concepts and operations.

20. EDU 0620 Education Law

i. The nature of law.

ii. The need for education law.

iii. The nature of education law.

iv. The legal basis for education in Nigeria.

v. The education laws of Nigeria from colonial times to the present.

vi. Legal rights of teachers and students in the educational setting.

vii. Mandatory school reports and school records.

viii. Service manuals and education handbooks.

ix. Condition of service and code of ethics.

x. Education regulatory guidelines backed up by law.

21. EDU 0621 Special Education

i. Introduction to Special Education.

ii. History of Special Education.

iii. Characteristics of the exceptional child.

iv. Diagnosis, remedial strategies and special curriculum provisions for the special learner.

v. The physically challenged learner.

vi. The specially gifted learner.

vii. Issues of falling standards and drop-out syndrome in formal education.

viii. Products of special education system and the labour market.

ix. A critical study of the National Policy on Education: Principles, guidelines and implementation.

22. EDU 0622 Adult and Non-Formal Education

i. Introduction to adult education.

ii. A survey of the purpose and scope of adult education.

iii. The psychology and characteristics of adult learners.

iv. Community development, lifelong learning, distance learning, non-formal education, functional literacy, continuing education and mass literacy education.

v. Methods of teaching adults.

vi. Non-formal education in Nigeria.

vii. The role of adult education in the development of Nigeria.

23. EDU 0623 Citizenship Education

i. Rights, duties and obligations of a citizen in Nigeria.

ii. Acquisition of citizenship of nations with particular reference to Nigeria.

iii. Protection of citizens’ rights by the Nigerian legal systems.

iv. Patriotic citizens. Citizenship in different countries.

v. Single, dual and multiple citizenship cases.

vi. Similarly, students will compare rights, duties and obligations of citizens in different countries.

vii. An analysis of the structures and role of manpower at all levels of Nigerian Government, focusing on the development of public service, manpower planning, unionization of public employees and recent trends in public personnel relations.

viii. Techniques of contract negotiations in the public sector; the elements of contract administration, impasse resolution procedures and the variety and complexity of laws under which public sector labour relations occur.

24. EDU 0624 Environmental Education

i. Meaning, nature and scope of environmental education.

ii. The environment and its dynamics.

iii. Man and his environment.

iv. The influence of the environment on man.

v. Man’s impact on environment including misuse or abuse.

vi. Environmental preferences.

vii. Evaluating the environment; decision-making and behaviour.

viii. The Nigerian Environment. Petroleum and gas exploration, drilling and crises.

ix. Environmental management.

x. Energy issues and concerns; problems of air, water and land resources; environment and development issues in resource management; sustainability of development; population issues; environmental disasters; environmental policies.

xi. Concepts and principles of conservation; strategies for sustainable management of air, water and soil resources; management of mineral resources; consideration of ecosystem; safe waste management strategies; management of energy resources; management and administration of wild life.

25. EDU 0625 Use of the Library

i. Concept and origin of libraries: definitions of the library, history of the library, types of library, library rules and regulations and units of the library.

ii. Library resources and services: formats of library resources, library services, the book and its handling.

iii. Organisation of library resources: classification systems, the library catalogue and using the OPAC.

iv. Using electronic resources: AGORA, EBSCO Host, HINARI and JSTOR, searching electronic resources.

26. EDU 0626 Gender Studies

i. Conceptual examination of gender and development.

ii. Gender developmental characteristics and needs.

iii. Early years and stages of human life cycle (childhood, early and later adolescence).

iv. The gender challenges of stages of human development.

v. Conceptual analysis of education and the girl child.

vi. The family influence.

vii. HIV/AIDS, poverty and Family life education.

viii. Social opportunities.

ix. Government Intervention.

x. The right to education.

xi. Traditional practices and the issue of equality.

xii. Intervention projects and prospects for educating the girl child.

xiii. Feminism: the concept, scope and theoretical perspectives.

xiv. The benefits of feminism in the promotion of female gender cause; the challenges of feminism and the question of social order.

xv. Gender and the school system.

27. EDU 0627 Population and Family Life Education

i. Nature and scope of population education.

ii. Population and its dynamics.

iii. Growth structure and distribution.

iv. Politics of population in a given social environment.

v. The place of population policy in a given social environment including its implications.

vi. Population education and the quality of life.

vii. Population and development planning.

viii. Population characteristics including implications for socio-economic development (population factor in socio-economic development).

ix. Population education and the quest for solving population issues and problems.

x. The family.

xi. The family and educational development.

xii. The family and national development.

xiii. Culture, tradition and the family.

xiv. Government policies and the family.

xv. National census.

xvi. The planning, execution, problems and acceptability of the figures national censuses in Nigeria.

xvii. Population law.

xviii. Population and national growth.

28. EDU 0628 Health Education

i. Introduction to health education.

ii. Personal, family and school hygiene.

iii. Diseases.

iv. HIV/AIDS.

v. Requisite skills with which students could work with persons infected with HIV/AIDS to overcome stigmatisation; orientate the communities and families of HIV/AIDS patients in handling the patients and helping the patients to develop positive attitude to life and the society.

vi. Teaching the students the available anti-retroviral drugs and therapies which could help HIV/AIDS patients to live longer.

vii. The course will examine cost implications; donor agencies and special locations for drug administration.

viii. HIV/AIDS victims organisations and their roles in the treatment and those of government agencies shall be studied.

ix. Measures by which AIDS could be controlled in the society: including religious, moral, scientific and socially acceptable practices.

x. A study of the organisation and Administrative procedures in conducting school sports and physical education programmes.

xi. Supervision, budgeting, facilities construction and management, legal liability in physical education and school sports.

xii. Organising competitions.

29. EDU 0629 Open and Distance Learning

i. Teaching roles, styles and techniques in open and distance learning systems.

ii. Theories and methods of teaching at a distance.

iii. The theories, structures, models and organisation of learning materials for open and distance learning.

iv. Course materials development and production.

v. An analysis of open education and flexible learning system.

vi. Definition and characteristics of open flexible learning.

vii. Roles and responsibilities of the teachers and learners in open and distance learning.

viii. Planning and management of open and flexible learning.

ix. Theoretical framework and practices in information communication and technology in open and distance learning.

x. Impact of industrial and electronics revolution on open and distance learning.

xi. ICT in distance education: categories of technologies (text-based, audio-based and video-based systems), guidelines for the application of technologies in ODL system, the Internet and the web, synchronous and asynchronous systems of delivery; ethical framework and multi-media utilization in open and distance learning.

xii. Comparative cost – Benefit analysis of conventional and open and distance learning systems.

xiii. Recurrent and capital costs.

xiv. Staffing in ODL.

30. EDU 0631 Physical Education and Sports

i. Concepts of Physical Education and Sports.

ii. Basic games skills – theory and practice.

iii. History and Development of Physical Education in Nigeria.

iv. History of Sports in Nigeria.

v. Introduction to Sports Management - pervision, budgeting, funding, facility construction, legal liabilities in school sports, etc.

vi. Intramural and Extramural Sports – organising competitions (National Sports Association – NSA/Federation, NOC, NSC, etc.)

vii. Tests and Measurement in Physical Education.

viii. Social/Psychology of Sports.