Effectiveness of National Values Curriculum Implementation at the Basic School Level in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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2020-10
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Social Studies Association of Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated effectiveness of national values
curriculum implementation at the basic school level in
Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. National Values is one
of the subjects offered by Basic School students. Two
hundred (200) teachers were selected by multi stage
sampling procedure to select the sample for the study,
while purposive sampling techniques was used to select
National Values teachers from selected Basic schools in
Ogbomoso, Oyo State. An adapted questionnaire tagged
“Assessment of National Values Curriculum
Implementation Questionnaire (ANVCIQ)” was used for
data collection. The study found that the lesson
objectives of National Values curriculum are adequate.
Textbook, computer, picture, model, charts, multimedia
projector, television, radio, wall maps and educational
software were deemed to be adequate for the
implementation of National Values curriculum. Lecture
method, field trips method, demonstration method, role
play method, tutorial method, discussion method, group
method and cooperative learning method were deemed to be appropriate for the implementation of National
Values curriculum while marking of notes, continuous
assessment test, class work, assignment, examination,
projects and homework are the adequate evaluative
activities that were deemed to be appropriate for the
implementation of National Values curriculum in
Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Based on the findings of this
study, it was recommended that National Values teachers
should be mandated to master the contents of the
curriculum and that appropriate instructional resources
and evaluative activities should be utilized by National
Values teachers for the effective implementation of the
curriculum in Ogbomoso.
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Basic School, Curriculum, National Values, Social Studies
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Yayi, T. O. & Abilagbo, J. A. (2020). Effectiveness of National Values Curriculum Implementation at the Basic School Level in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Social Studies, 23 (2), 196-209.