Strategies Considered Effective by Economics Educators for Improving the Teaching and Learning of Economics in Post Covid-19 Era in Ebonyi State

Abstract

This study focused on the strategies considered effective by Economics educators for improving the teaching and learning of Economics in secondary schools in post covid-19 era in Ebonyi State. The need to identify an ideal instructional strategy that could enhance students’ safety and academic achievement led to this study. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The design of the study was survey research design. The population of the study was 153 Economics teachers randomly sampled from the three education zones of Ebonyi State. Instrument for data collection for the study was structured questionnaire titled “strategies considered effective by economics educators questionnaire (SCEEQ)”. The analysis of data collected was done using mean and standard deviation while the t-test statistics was employed to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The results of the findings revealed that there are diverse instructional strategies used in teaching Economics. The results further showed that Economics educators considered the use of e-learning strategy to be effective for improving the teaching and learning of Economics. The result of the findings also showed that Economics educators considered the use of lecture method to be ineffective for improving the teaching and learning of Economics especially in an era of pandemic. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Economics educators should be encouraged to use e-learning strategy in Economics instruction delivery as it has been found to be effective and safer in post pandemic era. This will enhance students’ academic achievement