PERCEPTION OF STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS OF BENUE STATE SCHOOLS OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY MAKURDI

Health Sciences

This study investigated Perception of Student-Centered Learning among students of Benue State Schools of Nursing and Midwifery, Makurdi, Benue State. Four research objective, four research questions and four null hypotheses were postulated to guide the study. The formulated objective include; to determine the perception of students-centered learning among students of Benue State Schools of Nursing and Midwifery Makurdi based on age, gender, academic level and learning environment. Descriptive research design and two-stage simple random sampling techniques was used for sample selection and a total of 200 respondents were used for the study. A structured questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Frequency distribution, percentage, mean and tables were used for data analysis and interpretation; student t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of significance and appropriate degree of freedom were used for testing the null hypothesis. Results realized based on age indicates that older students have a positive perception of SCL than younger students with a mean score of 2.86, based on gender, male students have a positive perception of SCL with a mean score of 2.53, based on the academic level, data revealed year 1 and 2 students having positive perception of student-centered learning than year 3 students, result based on learning environment revealed that the schools have the basic amenities to support SCL. All four research hypotheses postulated were rejected. Some of the recommendation includes; carrying out sanitization campaign or seminars to provide the students with more information about SCL, stressing its importance and how effectively it facilitates learning, correct any misconception in which student have concerning SCL.

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