Assessment of reading materials and objectives' achievement of national teachers institute's Nigeria certificate in education programme in Ogun State

Abstract

This study assessed the adequacy or otherwise of the reading materials (modules) and objectives achievement of the National Teachers' Institute's Nigeria Certificate in Education programme in Ogun State. To obtain an in-depth assessment, subject specialists (experts) were randomly drawn from the three tertiary institutions that train teachers, namelv Olabisi Onabanjo University; Ago-Iwove, Tai Solarin Unil'ersity of Education, Ijagun Ijebu-Ode, and Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta. In all, sixty-three (63) subject specialists were sampled for the modules' assessment. The records on graduating students of National Teachers' Institute were collected from the State Headquarters, Abeokuta to assess the objectives achievement. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results showed that the objectives are being achieved; the modules are adequate in terms of content, presentation, self-evaluation, dynamism and editing, but not adequate in printing and availability. It is therefore recommended that the NTI(NCE) programme should not be scrapped; quality printing materials for the modules should be used and be readily available.