Critical Assessment of Two-Teaching Methods on the Academic Performance of Community Health Students of Ekiti State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero, South-Western, Nigeria

Introduction: Teaching method has varied impact on the academic performance of students across all levels of Education in Nigeria. Objective: The objectives of the study were tailored towards assessing the effectiveness of Two-Methods (Lecture and Practical demonstration) on the academic performance of students in the department of community health. Methodology: The Authors adopted a descriptive research technique using quantitative and qualitative data. The results were analyzed using simple percentage, graphs, charts, mean, SD, Variance, ANOVA, t-test @ 0.05 significant level using STATA MP12, SPSS and graphs. Result: The study revealed that the two-teaching methods (Lecture and Practical demonstration) were found to be effective. Conclusion: It was concluded that the two-teaching are effective in the department and as such recommended that Practical demonstration and Lecture method should be integrated as an effective teaching method for Health Students since it is learner centered.