Assessment of Adequacy Facilities and Required Personnel for Implementation of NCE Mathematics Curriculum among Colleges of Education North- Central, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to Assess the Nigeria Certificate in Education among Colleges of Education in North-Central, Nigeria. Two research questions with corresponding research hypotheses guided the study. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. The study was conducted in all the thirteen Colleges of Education in North- Central States of Nigeria. The population of this study consisted of 131 Mathematics lecturers and 116 Mathematics lecturers was sampled Data were collected through the use of questionnaire. The instrument has a reliability coefficient of 0.83. The findings showed that Workshops in Colleges of Education in North-Central States of Nigeria were inadequate and the required personnel need to be improved on as they were little challenges on the required personnel. Most of the equipment, tools, and machines available in the colleges were not enough to cater for increasing population of students’ enrolment. The study recommended that the Federal and States owned Colleges of Education should be provided with adequate workshops and required facilities to cater for the increasing students’ population. This will in turn promote teaching and learning in Nigeria Education sector.