Benue State University, Makurdi

TEACHING THE 21 ST CENTURY HIGHER INSTITUTION STUDENTS IN NIGERIA FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION OF LEARNING CONTENT: THE PERSPECTIVE OF COLLABORATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY

Jovita C. Opara and Elizabeth O. Ihekoronye

Abstract

The kind of instructional strategy used for teaching students at all levels especially higher institution students contributes immensely to the level students’ comprehension and academic performance. For any successful teaching to take place therefore, the teacher does not only need to be adequately equipped with sound knowledge of the subject matter but good choice of instructional strategy that is characterized by students’ active engagement, knowledge generation, participation and cooperation among other factors remains also very fundamental. Hence, this work focused on teaching the 21 st century higher institution students in Nigeria for better comprehension of learning content: The perspective of collaborative instructional strategy. This work critically explored the concept of collaborative instructional strategy as perceived by different scholars. The tips/techniques of using collaborative instructional strategy were also extensively discussed from diverse perspectives. The importance of collaborative instructional strategy as well as the challenges of employing collaborative instructional strategy were discussed in details. Conclusion was also offered.

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