Training Student-Teachers on Tlms Design and Production at St. Ambrose College of Education – Dormaa Akwamu, Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
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2018
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Education is very crucial in the development of every nation, and TLMs play critical role in the teaching and learning processes globally. The study focused on uncovering deficiencies and inefficiencies on the use of TLMs by student-teachers of St. Ambrose College of Education; and equipping them with requisite knowledge and skills for TLMs selection, design, production and utilization. The research design used was qualitative, and the method employed in conducting the study was action research. The target population for the study was 360 student-teachers, which is the entire students’ population of St. Ambrose College of Education, Dormaa-Akwamu. The accessible population was 90 student-teachers, consisting of 60 second year visual art student-teachers and 30 final year student-teachers on practicum, who were sampled using convenience and purposive sampling techniques respectively. Personal observations and one-on-one interview were the research instruments used, and the result revealed lack of knowledge and skills on the part of student-teachers regarding TLMs design and production. Student-teachers were then equipped with the needed knowledge and skills for TLMs selection, design and production through training. The outcome of this training was massive, and six new TLMs were produced and tested in real classroom lessons. The test-results of all the six TLMs were positive as they were appropriate and effective for the lessons. The level of improvement attained by the student-teachers at the end of the training was very huge when the new TLMs produced were compared to the old ones used by their colleagues on the practicum. The study recommends that, skills development in TLMs selection, design, production and utilization should be integrated into the curriculum of colleges of education in Ghana, to make teachers more resourceful and efficient.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN ART EDUCATION