RMRW DPRM 2101: RESEARCH METHODS AND REPORT WRITING

The course defines research, its functions, importance and need in education.  It introduces students to the basic research methods, techniques and design.  Students are taught how to formulate a researchable problem and how to collect and analyze data. Students are also guided on how to write a research report.  The students are required to use the given guidelines to carry out a practical research in education.

ETD DPTE 082 EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISPLAY

This course is intended to present simple approach teaching procedures for classroom instruction.  It offers practical principles on areas like realia preparation and use of audio-visual materials, correct demonstration processes, developing and practicing on the job teaching programs.  It also gives valuable tips on how to be an efficient teacher, effective motivation techniques and how to develop relevant teaching objectives. The emphasis is on students making practical use of local materials to develop cheap but useful teaching aids.

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FOE DPTE 1101: FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

The course covers two aspects:  Philosophy of Education and Sociology of Education. In philosophy, students are exposed to philosophical aspects that are relevant to the education profession.  It covers the relationship between the various philosophies and their educational outcomes.  It mainly handles the Christian perspective of the philosophy of education.

In sociology of education, students are exposed to education as a social institution responsible for the systematic transmission of knowledge, skills, and values within a formally organized structure.  It covers the societal stability and social changes; it also acknowledges education as a powerful and influential force in a contemporary society.

PSNE DPTE 1102: PSYCHOLOGY AND SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION

This course is designed to help the student acquire more knowledge about growth and development of children and assist them to understand the nature of learning, the theories of learning and the characteristics of learners.  This course also introduces students to the concept of special needs education and explains the categories of special needs with their characteristics and management.  It also explains working with children with special needs and providing an inclusive environment to support children with special educational needs as well as the role of other stakeholders in supporting children with special educational needs.  The course will also deal with the area of guidance and counseling and how to guide and counsel children in primary schools.

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CSE DPTE 2105 :CURRICULUM, SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION

This course is intended to equip learners with curriculum studies and cooperative learning approaches which are essential in the development of the teaching-learning process in primary schools.  It is also intended to give learners knowledge of identifying appropriate methods of evaluating and supervising the teaching and learning activities in the schools and the classroom in particular, and using the results to improve their teaching and the performance of learners.

CSSPP DPTE 2106 COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SEMINAR PAPER PRESENTATION

In this course, special attention is given to communication skills and communication barriers, and how to overcome those barriers.  Students are given various topics in groups to discuss, write a paper and present it at a given appropriate time.

GPTM 1 DPTM 1103: GENERAL PRIMARY TEACHING METHODS I

This course involves defining a teaching method and a teaching technique.  It deals with the various methods and approaches of teaching in primary schools and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods identified.  The course emphasizes child centered approach as one of the best strategies to be used in teaching in primary schools.  It looks at the major aspects which a teacher must have while planning to teach such as the curriculum, the syllabus, schemes of work, and lesson plans.

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GPTMII DPTM 1104: GENERAL PRIMARY TEACHING METHODS II

This course is intended to guide students in the interpretation and use of a syllabus to prepare good schemes of work and lesson plans.  It helps the learner to come up with good and appropriate language and subject competences for the various subjects taught in primary school and guides him/her in identifying appropriate methods and instructional materials for any given subject at the given level.  It further gives students an opportunity to prepare and deliver a lesson practically, emphasizing child centered approach, classroom management, teacher/pupil rapport, and pupil/pupil relationship in the real classroom situation.

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