Assessing teachers’ knowledge and practice of piagetian theory for social skills development of primary school pupils in ijebu-ode, ogun state

Puntos clave

• The study aims to evaluate the understanding and application of Piagetian theory by teachers to enhance social skills in primary school pupils.
• Descriptive survey design employed
• Target population included 583 teachers and 26,159 pupils
• Multistage sampling technique utilized to select 25 teachers and 25 pupils from five schools
• Three research instruments were used for data collection
• Teachers demonstrated varying levels of knowledge about Piagetian theory
• Application of the theory in teaching practices was inconsistent
• Identified gaps in teachers' training related to social skills development