An Investigation into the Effect of Video-Based Instructional Package and Teaching Skills of Social Studies Preservice Teachers in Southwestern Nigeria

The integration of technology in education, particularly through the use of video-based instruction, has shown potential in enhancing teaching effectiveness and student engagement. The study examined the an investigation into the effect of video-based instructional packages created by users (UG) and teachers (IG) on teaching skills (TS) of social studies preservice teachers in southwestern Nigeria. The moderating effects of gender have also been examined. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design of a pre- and post-test control group using three federal colleges of education institutions (CoEs) in southwest Nigeria. The population was the preservice teacher of the educational college, and the sample consisted of second-year social study students (100 men, 129 women) of the college who were randomly assigned to the experimental group (IG-75; UG-62, and control group-92). The instrument used was preservice teachers' teacher training tests (r=0.81). The data were analyzed using Covariance Analysis and Duncan post-hoc tests at 0.05 significance level. The results show that treatment has a major impact on the teaching skill of preservice teachers (F(2, 216) = 1488.71; partial ῆ 2 2 = 93). IG showed the highest teaching average score (182.40), followed by UG (150.81) and control (56.91) groups. There was no significant gender effect on the teaching ability of preservice teachers and no significant interaction effect on the teaching ability of treatment and gender. Video packages generated by users and instructors improve the teaching skills of preservice teachers. Therefore, these two proposals should be adopted to prepare preservice teachers to improve their teaching skill. It is also recommended that teacher training institutions encourage the development and use of teacher-generated videos to facilitate the teachers’ teaching skills, while preservice teachers are also encouraged to adopt and use user-generated videos in classrooms. Keywords: video-based instruction, students, videos in classrooms DOI : 10.7176/JEP/15-10-04 Publication date : September 30th 2024