COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE OF GEOGRAPHY PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IN MICRO - TEACHING AND TEACHING - PRACTICE IN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, WAKA-BIU, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the comparative analysis of the performance of pre-service Geography teachers in micro-teaching and teaching practice at the College of Education, Waka-Biu, Borno State, Nigeria. The study was motivated by concerns that teaching skills developed during micro-teaching may not always translate effectively into actual classroom practice. Specifically, the study compared pre-service teachers’ performance in five dimensions: teacher preparation, teacher presentation, classroom management, teacher personality, and teacher expression. An ex-post facto research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised 361 pre-service Geography teachers from two academic cohorts, and a census sampling technique was used to include the entire population. Data were collected using a structured proforma adapted from the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) Teaching Practice Assessment Form. The instrument was validated by experts and tested for reliability using inter-rater reliability, yielding a coefficient of 0.802. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and paired sample t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed significant differences in the performance of pre-service Geography teachers in teacher preparation, teacher presentation, classroom management, teacher personality, and teacher expression during micro-teaching and teaching practice. The study concluded that although micro-teaching plays a significant role in developing teaching competencies, teaching practice provides a more realistic classroom context that further strengthens and shapes these skills. It was recommended that teacher education institutions should strengthen the integration between micro-teaching and teaching practice through increased practical exposure, mentoring, and continuous feedback to improve teacher preparation outcomes.