INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION

Abstract
The study examined the the innovative techniques of teaching and learning of business education in both Colleges & Universities of education in Ogun State. The study used the descriptive survey research design. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study comprised of fifty five (55)Business Education Lecturers in both Colleges & Universities of education in Ogun State. Data was collected through eighteen (18) item structured questions from the two research questions with a four-point rating scale of Very High Extent, High Extent, Low Extent, Very Low Extent. The questionnaire was validated by two experts in the department of Business Education and one expert from department of measurement and evaluation from Tai solarin college of education, Omu. Reliability coefficient 0.72 was established using Cronbach alpha. The analysis of data was done using mean and standard deviation for the research questions and t- test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that innovative strategies for teaching and learning leads to more efficiency and improved outcomes. The study also revealed that most of the resources for teaching and learning business education subject are not available in secondary schools. This means that most of the resources identified for teaching of business subjects are not made available in the schools. However, it was recommended that; Curriculum planners and implementation and educational policy makers should sensitize the school and teachers on the need to put more emphasis on utilization and improvising of resources materials in teaching and learning of Business Education subjects. The government as a matter of policy should recruit more qualified graduate teachers to teach at junior secondary school level most especially Business studies. Adequate instructional materials should be provided for effective teaching and learning process.
Keywords
Innovative, Strategies, Teaching, Learning, Business Education