A STUDY OF STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE TEACHING OF PROSE: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ODEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE
Abstract
This study investigated strategies adopted by senior secondary school teachers in the teaching of prose. The study aims at identifying the most common strategies that teachers use in teaching prose and to also know the strategies that are most effective in teaching prose in some selected Senior Secondary Schools in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. To achieve this, the survey research method was employed by the researcher. A total number of twenty five were sampled from five Senior Secondary Schools in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State using the simple random sampling techniques. Five research questions guided the study. The researcher used frequency counts converted to percentage to analyse the data collected. Research findings showed that group discussion, interactive teaching strategy and reading aloud were the most commonly used teaching strategy used among prose teachers in the observed senior secondary schools in Odeda Local Government. To this end, the researcher recommended that teachers should be acquainted with the latest teaching techniques and resources, they should attend workshop and conferences to enhance their own teaching skills. Teachers should also adopt their teaching strategies to the need and interest of their students.
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