An innovative Instructional Strategy in Secondary Schools in Niger State

Abstract

Innovative instructional strategies are simply teaching methods or techniques rooted in the psychological principles of operant conditioning developed by B.F. Skinner, and based on programmed instruction. They (strategies) directly reinforce academic work, provide immediate and accurate responses to questions, and structure the learning environment in such a way that the learners (students) could have full control of the environment and make sensible and rational decision on what should be done. The instruction is therefore, programmed. In this paper, four strategies are selected and reviewed: Discussion method, discovery method, individualized instruction method, and open education method. The modern advanced technology required for the effectiveness of each of these methods is suggested; and recommendations for effective adaptation of lCT facilities in schools are made.