CHALLENGES OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS DURING TEACHING PRACTICE: BASIS FOR TEACHING PRACTICE ENHANCEMENT

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ABSTRACT The study assessed the challenges of pre-service science teachers during teaching practice course. Lesson observation was conducted on the pre-service science teachers while teaching Basic science subject at Basic education levels. The study employed descriptive survey design and the result revealed 68.70%, 43.80% and 58.30% of the pre-service teachers have challenges in some teaching skills such as class control, use of activities to facilitate learning and time management respectively. However, 71.90% occasionally showed fairness and inclusiveness in their interactions. The study attributed the challenges to the inability of the preservice science teachers in relating theory lessons learnt to real classroom teaching and inadequate assistance from mentors in the classroom environment. Some suggestions such as pre-teaching workshop and more synergy between Colleges and mentors’ school should be encouraged for better enhancement of teaching practice.

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