Adolescent Development in Learning and Secondary Education in Nigeria: New Trends and Expectations
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Adolescents are young people aged between 10 and 19. Their growth and
development is a crucial element as they transition to adulthood. Benchmarking on the
structure of education in Nigeria, most adolescents fall within the secondary education cadre
where they are exposed to learn and acquire affective, behavioural and cognitive skills,
commonly referred to as the ABC of learning. However, the extent of what adolescents learn
and how they learn has become undefined in a way that can influence practice and teaching.
This study presents the results of research done to investigate the new trends and expectations
in adolescent development in learning and secondary education. Data were collected from late
adolescents across the study area in Lagos State who, were enrolled in approved senior
secondary schools within the study area. The multi-stage sampling technique was adopted
using a hybrid of three techniques: purposive sampling, quota, and random sampling to select
the final sampled schools. A total of 674 copies of the questionnaire were administered by
hand during the first term of the 2018/2019 academic session. A total of 488 were analysed
using descriptive statistics. The result showed that adolescents in the study area were
predominantly auditory learners; they learn through lesson discussion and prefer to listen in
class. This study has reiterated that adolescents love learning and are not lay back. They can be
well cultured and groomed when learning is best suited and presented to align with their
learning styles as against a one-fit-all approach to teaching instruction in the classroom
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BF Psychology, NA Architecture