Lecturers’ Perception of the Note-Taking Challenges of College of Education Students in Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

Note-taking is an indispensable skill that help improve students’ coping abilities in the learning environment and beyond. Despite the relevance of notetaking to students and teachers, College of Education students are confronted with diverse challenges in taking accurate notes. Therefore, this study investigated lecturers’ perception of the note-taking challenges of College of Education Students in Kwara State, Nigeria using descriptive survey design of a mixed method research. The population of the study was all lecturers of English in private, State-government owned, and Federal Colleges of Education in Kwara State, Nigeria. The sample size consisted of forty-eight respondents from ten (10) colleges. A questionnaire was used to elicit information and data. The study revealed that the perception of lecturers at colleges of education on students’ note-taking challenges were high with inferred/grand mean of 2.97 and 0.76, respectively. Also, a significant difference based on gender existed in the perception of lecturers on the note-taking challenges of college of education students in Kwara State. However, there was no significant difference in the perception of lecturers on the note-taking challenges of College of Education students in Kwara State, Nigeria based on college type. The study also indicated that no significant difference existed in the perception of lecturers on the note-taking challenges lecturers’ qualifications of College of Education students in Kwara State, Nigeria based on lecturers’ qualifications. The study also pointed out that no significant difference existed in the perception of lecturers on the note-taking challenges of College of Education students in Kwara State, Nigeria based on lecturers’ years of experience. It was therefore, recommended that students should take note-taking skills more seriously. Lecturers should encourage learners in attaching importance to note-taking, while other stakeholders create enabling environment in this regard.