Influence of Teaching Practice on Student Teachers' Educational and Occupational Development in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State.
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Teaching Practice, Student Teachers, Educational, Occupational Development, Calabar MetropolAbstract
This research study investigated the influence of teaching practice on student teachers’ educational and occupational development in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State. Two research hypotheses were formulated to direct the study in line with the purpose of the study. The study adopted survey research design. The study population consisted of all 312 student teachers from the Department of Curriculum and Teaching who served in public secondary schools within Calabar Metropolis during their teaching practice exercise (2023/2024). The study sample comprisesd 123 student-teacher respondents drawn from the 24 public secondary schools across Calabar Municipal and Calabar South Local Government Areas. A multi-stage sampling approach involving proportionate and accidental sampling techniques was employed to obtain a representative sample from the study population. The instrument used for data collection in this study was a questionnaire titled "Teaching Practice Influence Assessment Questionnaire (TPIAQ)" The face and content validity were carried out by expert in Department of Curriculum and Teaching and Measurement and Evaluation Department, both in the University of Calabar. The reliability od the instrument was equally established with coefficient ranging from .85–.91 using the Cronbach Alpha reliability approach. The researcher administered the researcher administered the instrument personally to the respondents. For data analysis, simple linear regression was used. The findings indicated a significant relationship among teaching practice experience, student teachers' educational development, and their occupational development while serving in public secondary schools in Calabar Metropolis. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among others, that teaching practice programs in Calabar Metropolis be strengthened by the Ministry of Education to provide more structured classroom exposure, adequate supervision, and professional mentoring to enhance student teachers' educational growth and future career readiness.Downloads
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