CULTURALLY-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY AND PRE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN’S SOCIAL COMPETENCE IN NIGERIA

Authors : Idowu Oluyemisi MAJEBI, Esther Abiola ODUOLOWU

Pages : 259-272

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Publication Date : 2021-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Pre-primary education lays a foundation for the formation of competence in every domain of a child’s development including social competence. Social competence is culturally linked and might not be achieved when a culturally-based strategy is neglected in the classroom. Most of the strategies adopted in the Nigerian classrooms have less touch on relevant culture. This study, therefore, determined the impact of a Culturally-Based Instructional Strategy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CBIS); on pre-primary school children’s social competence. Two pre-primary schools insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(public and private); from two Local Government Areas insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LGAs); with a large number of pre-primary schools in the Ibadan metropolis were purposively selected. An intact class of Nursery III was selected per school and randomized into CIBS and conventional groups. 74 pre-primary school children participated. Children’s Social Competence Rating Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=.80); and CIBS Instructional Guide were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. There was a significant main effect of treatment on pre-primary school children’s social competence insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Finsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,65);=24.57; partial ῆ2=.27);. The children exposed to CBIS had a higher social competence mean score insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(107.14); than their counterparts in the control group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(80.41);. Pre-primary school teachers should adopt this strategy to facilitate pre-primary school children’s social competence.
Keywords : Culturally based instructional strategy, social competence, pre primary school children