UTILIZATION OF TEACHING METHODS USED IN TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION SUBJECT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the utilization of Teaching methods use in Teaching of
Physical Education subject in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, purposive sampling technique
was used to select the samples from the Six {6} Geo- political zones of the country. The
respondents consisted of Public and Private Secondary schools. The population for the study
was all secondary schools of Fifty Four thousand Five hundred and twenty- one (54,521) with
sample size of Six hundred and Fifty six (656). The head of Physical Education subject
administered a structured questionnaire. The data collected were statistically analyzed by using
descriptive statistics of mean (x) and standard deviation (sd) to analyze bio- data variable and to
answer research question: while inferential statistics of One Sample t- test was used to test the
hypothesis. The finding from the study showed that all the teaching methods are used by Physical
Education teachers to teach Physical Education subject in secondary schools in Nigeria with T-
Cal of 3.010 and P- Val of 0.009. The result showed that all the teaching methods are used in
teaching Physical Education subject in secondary schools in Nigeria. The researcher
recommended that teachers are expected to be constantly varying their teaching methods most
especially demonstration/ Practical methods in line with learners' ages and experiences as to
understand what learned in and out of the classroom.