A SURVEY OF ATTITUDE OF TEACHERS (Chapter Four)

CHAPTER FOUR

4:1. Result And Discussion

                In this chapter, result are presented in tables with a brief explanation of each table, after which a detached discussion of the results takes place

4:2 Research Question 1:- Is it necessary for both relatively new and experienced teachers to write lesson notes?

Table 1: Respondents views on whether it is necessary for both new and experienced teachers to write lesson notes.

S/NO	ITEMS	AGREED			DISAGREED
				%		%
1.	Only relatively new teacher should write lesson notes	42		42	58	58
2.	Only those on teaching practice should be compelled to write lesson notes	38		38	62	62
3.	Experienced teachers can teach well with or without lesson notes	66		66	34	34
4.	All categories of teachers  need to write lesson notes	56		56	44	44
5.	Experience teacher should write only the summary of lesson notes	70		70	30	30
6.	Only student teacher need to include all details in lesson notes	75		75	25	25

7.	It is too boring and tiring to include all details in lesson notes	68	68	32	32
8.	Meaningful learning cannot take palace without full lesson notes	64	64	36	36

                Results in the table 2 reveal that 70(70%) of the respondents agreed that experienced teachers should write only  a summary of lesson notes. 30(30%) disagreed, Also, 75(75%) agreed that only student teachers need to include all details in lesson notes.25(25%) disagreed

S/NO	ITEMS	AGREED		DISAGREED
			%		%
9.	Since you are trained teacher there is no need for anyone to read and correct your lesson notes	42	42	58	58
10.	There is the need to read and correct lesson notes of all teachers	61	61	39	39
11.	seeing red ink correction on your notes angers and saddens you greatly	57	57	43	43
12.	you feel inadequate and shameful when your lesson note is full of red ink correction	60	60	40	40
13	corrections enhance your competence and performance in lesson note writing	66	66	34	34

                Result in table 3 indicate that only  42(42%) of the respondents were of the view that it is necessary to correct trained teachers lesson notes, but 58(58%) disagreed, in addition 61(61%) agreed that there is need to correct lesson note of all teachers only 39(39%) disagreed. Moreover,57(57%) agreed that seeing red ink corrections on the notes anger and sadden them 43(43%) disagreed to this.

                Similarly, 60(60%) agreed that they feel inadequate and shameful when their lesson notes are full of red ink correction, only 40(40%) disagreed.  

                Lastly,66(66%) were of the opinion that corrections of lesson notes enhance their competence and performance in lesson note writing, only 34(34%) disagreed to this

S/NO

ITEMS

AGREED

DISAGREED

4:3. Discussion

                From the responses of the research subjects, it is necessary for the new and experienced teachers to write lesson notes. According to them writing of lesson notes should not be reserved exclusively for those on teaching practice or the newly employed teachers. They were of the view that no matter your status or experience anyone who is to teach any class should prepare lesson notes. It is only by this that productive teaching and learning can take place.

                Furthermore, although the research subjects were of the view that it is necessary to include all small details in lesson note writing, the experience ones should write only on abridge lesson notes.

                The respondents are of the opinion that only new ones and, those on teaching practice needs to write detailed lesson notes. According to the respondents including all small details inside a lesson notes is very boring and tiring.

                Finally, although the respondents were not averse to the writing of lesson notes, they were of the view that when lesson note are full of red ink corrections, it looks disgraceful to them. It makes them feel inadequate and shameful. They were however, of the view that correcting teacher’s lesson notes promotes efficiency, effectiveness and competence of such teacher