NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

Guidelines for Seminar Assessment and Practicum

Exercise for Undergraduate and Master’s Students

Prepared By

Department of Educational Foundations Committee on Project Topic Approval,

Seminar and Practicum Guidelines

Prof. Dorothy Ofoha

Dr. Chinwe Ihuoma
Dr. Johnson Opateye
Dr. Adekunle Adebanjo
Dr. Maryrose C. Mbanefo

HOD: Prof. Augustine C. Ukwueze

May 2023

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

Preamble…………………………………….……………………....................………………3

Section A: Undergraduate Seminars and Assessment

• Guidelines for Writing and Presenting Undergraduate Seminars and Assessment …...4

• Undergraduate Seminar Assessment Sheet…………………………………………....7

Section B: Master’s Seminars and Assessment

• Guidelines for Writing and Presenting Master’s Seminars and Assessment.................8

• Master’s Seminar Assessment Sheet…………………………………………………11

Section C: Practicum Exercise and Assessment for M.Ed Admin and Planning

• Guidelines for Conducting Practicum Exercise and Assessment for M.Ed. Admin
and Planning.................................................................................................................12

• Practicum Evaluation Form A (External assessors Form) ..........................................14

• Practicum Evaluation Form B (Internal assessors Form) ...........................................15

Section D: Practicum Exercise and Assessment for M.Ed Guidance & Counselling

• Guidelines for Conducting Practicum Exercise and Assessment for M.Ed. G & C…….16

• Practicum Assessment Form for M.Ed Guidance and Counselling....……………….19

• Practicum Log Form for M.Ed Guidance and Counselling…………………………..21

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 PREAMBLE

This Guideline is on Seminar Assessment and Practicum Exercise for Undergraduate and
Master’s Students in the Department of Educational Foundations. It has been developed as a
tool to guide students in seminar writing and presentation as well as in how to conduct
practicum exercise, in order to ensure uniformity of standards across the board. The
Guideline is also designed to guide the assessors on the scoring criteria. The Guideline
contains four major sections numbered A-D.
Section A is guidelines for seminar presentation and assessment for undergraduate
students. This section is mainly for the undergraduate seminar courses, that is, ECE420
Seminar in Early Childhood Education and PED423 Seminar in Primary Education. The
score sheet for grading the undergraduate seminars is appended herein.
Section B is guidelines for seminar presentation and assessment for Master’s
students. This section is for Master’s seminar courses, that is, EDA823 Seminar in
Educational Administration and Planning, EGC810 Seminar in Guidance and Counselling,
and EDT823 Seminar in Educational Technology. The score sheet for grading Master’s
seminars is appended herein.
Section C is guidelines for practicum exercise for Master’s students in Educational
Administration and Planning, that is, EDA812 Practicum in Educational Management. The
score sheet for grading the practicum exercise is appended herein.
Section D is guidelines for Master’s students in Guidance & Counselling, that is,
EGC814 Practicum and Directed Field Experience. The score sheet for grading the practicum
exercise is appended herein.
It is suggested that this Guideline booklet should be:
• circulated to all Study Centres for transmission to students and supervisors/assessors
for implementation and strict adherence to the guidelines.
• made available to programme Coordinators handling seminar courses.
• uploaded into NOUN e-courseware so that students can also have direct access to the
Guidelines, especially students at 400 and 800 levels.

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Section A

National Open University of Nigeria

Faculty of Education
Department of Educational Foundations

GUIDELINES FOR UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR PRESENTATION

➢ ECE420 Seminar in Early Childhood Education

➢ PED 423 Seminar in Primary Education

The following shall be the guidelines for undergraduate seminar writing and presentation in
the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, NOUN:

Mode of Presentation
1. All Faculty of Education Desk Officers and Student Counsellors would organize
seminars for students offering the following seminar courses (ECE420 and PED423).

2. The Centre Directors are to chair the seminar presentation. The Chair and the experts
in the field in attendance are to score each candidate using the approved Assessment
Sheet.

3. Attached to this information is the copy of the Assessment Sheet to be used for
assessing the candidates offering the subject.

4. Students should have access to other useful resources that have been developed by the
Department/Faculty to help them in their writing process, especially the “Research
Project Manual and Format of Writing and Presenting a Research Report”.

The Structure and Format of Seminar Paper

5. In writing their seminar papers, students should keep to the stipulated structure and
format.

6. Students are to choose a topic of their choice on any current issues in their field of
study. The topic title must NOT exceed 23 words. Topics should contain both
independent and dependent variables.

7. The seminar must be written by only an individual student and not group work. No
two students should write on the same topic, word for word.

8. The examiners/assessors must adhere strictly to the assessment criteria/format

attached. They are to score all over 100%.

9. The seminar paper should be between 20- 30 pages, and students should:

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 a. Use Times New Romans font style with 12 font size.
b. Use indented paragraph in typing the body of the write-up.
c. Each chapter must start from a new page
d. Use double line spacing

10. For references, students should conform to the current edition of APA format

11. Students must be conscious of plagiarism

12. The paper could be in form of empirical study or an opinion paper. The seminar
course is a test of students’ knowledge of research and is expected to reflect that

Note: An opinion paper is an essay that discusses a specific issue while an empirical paper is a
research article that reports the results of a study that uses data derived from actual observation
or experiments. Either of the two types (opinion or empirical paper), your work should contain
the following basic elements as highlighted in the box below:

Opinion Paper Empirical paper

Chapter One: Introduction Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to the Study 1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Rational/Justification for the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Questions to address in the paper 1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Significance of the Study 1.4 Research Questions and/or Hypotheses
Chapter Two: Literature Review 1.5 Significance of the Study
2.1 Conceptual Framework (Diagrammatic 1.6 Scope of the Study
illustrations) 1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
2.2 Theoretical Framework Chapter Two: Review of Related Literature
2.3 Literature Review 2.1 Conceptual Framework
2.4 Relevant sub-topics 2.2 Theoretical Framework
2.5 Literature Appraisal 2.3 Empirical studies
Chapter Three: Methodological Issues 2.4 Other relevant sub-headings
(Quality of Content) 2.5 Appraisal of Reviewed Literature
3.1 Connecting variable issues to what had been Chapter Three: Methodology
in existence 3.1 Research Design
3.2 Issues linkage to contemporary time 3.2 Population of the Study
3.3 Author’s opinions and additional knowledge 3.3 Sample and Sampling Techniques
3.4 Challenges and prospects of the issues 3.4 Instrument for Data Collection
discussed 3.5 Validity of the Instrument
3.5 Implications for ODL 3.6 Reliability of the Instrument
Chapter Four: Conclusion and Suggestions 3.7 Procedure for Data Collection
4.1 Conclusion 3.8 Method of Data Analysis
4.2 Suggestions Chapter Four: Results
4.1 Answers to the Research Questions
REFERENCES 4.2 Testing of Hypotheses (if necessary)
4.3 Summary of the Findings
APPENDIX Chapter Five
Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Discussion of the Findings.
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendations
REFERENCES

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Anyone conducting empirical study should consider their seminar research as a ‘mini’
research work to which they can expand upon when conducting the main research projects. In
this instance, they would have gained more experience in doing so.

Sample of cover page for seminar paper

Course Code and Title

Paper Title

By

Name in this order: first name, middle name and surname in capital letters
Matric Number

Study Centre

A seminar paper submitted to the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of

Education, NOUN
Month/Year

The undergraduate Seminar Assessment Sheet is displayed as follows:

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 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

Undergraduate Seminar Assessment Sheet

PROGRAMME: ……………………………………………………………………………

COURSE CODE/TITLE: …………………………………………………………………… STUDY CENTRE:………………………………………………………………….

Scoring Criteria
S/N Name Matric. No. Seminar Paper Seminar Presentation
Remarks
Results,
Quality of Quality of Discussion Candidate’s Total
Relevance of Introduction& Content Conclusion& Oral ability to (100%)
the topic to Literature and/or References presentation answer Personal
the course Review Methodology APA format and mastery questions comportment
(5 marks) (20 marks) (20 marks) (20 marks) (15 marks) (10 marks) (10 marks)
1

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______________________________ _____________________________
Name of Assessor Signature & Date
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Section B

National Open University of Nigeria

Faculty of Education
Department of Educational Foundations

GUIDELINES FOR MASTER’S SEMINAR WRITING AND PRESENTATION

➢ EDA823 Seminar in Educational Administration and Planning

➢ EGC810 Seminar in Guidance and Counselling
➢ EDT823 Seminar in Educational Technology

The following shall be the guidelines for Master’s seminar writing and presentation in the
Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, NOUN:

Mode of Presentation

1. All Faculty of Education Desk Officers and Students Counsellors in each of the Centres
would organize seminars for students offering the following seminar courses (i.e.
EDA823, EGC810 and EDT823).

2. The Centre Directors are to chair the presentation. The Chair and the experts in the field
attendance are to score each candidate using the approved Assessment Score Sheet.

3. Attached to this information is the copy of the Seminar Assessment Score Sheet to be
used for assessing the candidates offering the subjects.

4. Students should have access to other useful resources that have been developed by the
Department/Faculty to help them in their writing process, especially the “Research
Project Manual and Format of Writing and Presenting a Research Report”.

The Structure and Format of Seminar Paper

5. In writing their seminar papers, Students should keep to the stipulated structure and
format.

6. Students are to choose a topic of their choice on any current issues in their field of
study. The topic title must NOT exceed 23 words. Topics should contain both
independent and dependent variables.
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 7. The seminar must be written by only an individual student and not group work. No two
students should write on the same topic, word for word.

8. The examiners/assessors must adhere strictly to the assessment criteria/format attached.

They are to score all over 100%.
9. The seminar paper should be between 25- 35 pages and students should:

a. Use Times New Romans font style with 12 font size

b. Use indented paragraph in typing the body of the write-up

c. Each chapter must start from a new page

d. Use double line spacing

10. For references, students should conform to the current edition of APA format

11. Students must be conscious of plagiarism

12. The paper could be in form of empirical study or opinion paper. The seminar course is a
test of students’ knowledge of research and is expected to reflect that.

Note: An opinion paper is an essay that discusses a specific issue while an empirical paper is a
research article that reports the results of a study that uses data derived from actual observation
or experiments. Either of the two types (opinion or empirical paper), your work should contain
the following basic elements as highlighted in the box below:

Opinion Paper Empirical paper

Chapter One: Introduction Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to the Study 1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Rationale/Justification for the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Questions to address in the paper 1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Significance of the Study 1.4 Research Questions and/or Hypotheses
Chapter Two: Literature Review 1.5 Significance of the Study
2.1 Conceptual Framework (Diagrammatic 1.6 Scope of the Study
illustrations) 1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
2.2 Theoretical Framework Chapter Two: Review of Related Literature
2.3 Literature Review 2.1 Conceptual Framework
2.4 Relevant sub-topics
2.2 Theoretical Framework
2.5 Literature Appraisal
2.3 Empirical studies
Chapter Three: Methodological Issues
(Quality of Content)
2.4 Other relevant sub-headings
3.1 Connecting variable issues to what had been 2.5 Appraisal of Reviewed Literature
in existence Chapter Three: Methodology
3.2 Issues linkage to contemporary time 3.1 Research Design
3.3 Author’s opinions and additional knowledge 3.2 Population of the Study
3.4 Challenges and prospects of the issues 3.3 Sample and Sampling Techniques
discussed 3.4 Instrument for Data Collection
3.5 Implications for ODL 3.5 Validity of the Instrument

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Chapter Four: Conclusion and Suggestions 3.6 Reliability of the Instrument
4.1 Conclusion 3.7 Procedure for Data Collection
4.2 Suggestions 3.8 Method of Data Analysis
Chapter Four: Results
REFERENCES 4.1 Answers to the Research Questions
4.2 Testing of Hypotheses (if necessary)
APPENDIX 4.3 Summary of the Findings
Chapter Five
Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Discussion of the Findings.
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendations
REFERENCES

Anyone conducting empirical study should consider their seminar research as a ‘mini’ research
work to which they can expand upon when conducting their main research project. In this
instance, they would have gained more experience in doing so.

Sample of cover page for seminar paper

Course Code and Title

Paper Title

By

Name in this order: first name, middle name and surname in capital letters
Matric Number

Study Centre

A seminar paper submitted to the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of

Education
NOUN
Month/Year

The Seminar Assessment Sheet is displayed as follows:

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 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

M.ED. Seminar Assessment Sheet

PROGRAMME: ……………………………………………………………………………

COURSE CODE/TITLE: …………………………………………………………………… STUDY CENTRE:………………………………………………………………….

Scoring Criteria
S/N Name Matric. No. Seminar Paper Seminar Presentation
Remarks
Results,
Quality of Quality of Discussion Candidate’s Total
Relevance of Introduction& Content Conclusion& Oral ability to (100%)
the topic to Literature and/or References presentation answer Personal
the course Review Methodology APA format and mastery questions comportment
(5 marks) (20 marks) (20 marks) (20 marks) (15 marks) (10 marks) (10 marks)
1

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______________________________ _____________________________
Name of Assessor Signature & Date
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 Section C

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING PRACTICUM EXERCISE AND ASSESSMENT IN

EDUCATIONAL ADMISTRATION AND PLANNING

➢ EDA812 Practicum in Educational Management

The following shall be the guideline for conducting practicum exercise and assessment in the
Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, NOUN:

1. Practicum in Educational Management and Guidance Counselling is a six-weeks programme

organized for the Masters students.

2. Students are to submit to the Study Centre the letter of acceptance from the
establishment/institution they wish to do the practicum. This must be an educational
establishment. Only reputable institutions/establishment can be used for the practicum
exercise. The Centre will then assign them to the external supervisor, who must be an expert
in the field of study.

Note: Reputable institutions like universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of education, Secondary

schools, Technical colleges, etc) and Human resources development units of establishments.

3. Students will be assigned to an internal supervisor by the establishment to monitor and

supervise all of the student’s activities. The students are expected to work with the
establishment’s administrator in the different units/department of the institution, like the
Human Resource Management unit, Registry unit, Bursary unit, Stores department, legal unit,
Students Support services (welfare, clinic, accommodation) and academic matters.

4. During the period of practicum, the students will write in the Log Book their experiences.
The Log book should be hand-written and signed by the different unit heads of the
establishment where the practicum is done. It is expected that the students should work in not
less than four different section/units of the establishment.

5. At the end of the period, the students will write a detailed report of the establishment, the
activities, observation and skills learnt.

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6. The external supervisors will award the students’ scores based on the attributes stated in the
Evaluation form A (60 marks), while the internal supervisors will award the students’ scores
based on the attributes stated in the Evaluation Form B (40 marks). The external examiner
who is an expert will score the report as included in the evaluation form A.

7. At the end of the 6th week, the student is expected to take a group picture with the internal
examiner, staff of the units and the external examiner. This will serve as an evidence of the
student’s actual participation and the external examiners’ visitation. The practicum report
will contain all the letters and pictures.

8. The Log-book will be scanned and added to the report for Upload to the Portal server, all in
one pack as stated in the reporting format.

Sample of cover page for practicum report

Course Code and Title

Paper Title

By

Name in this order: first name, middle name and surname in capital letters
Matric Number

Study Centre

A practicum exercise report submitted to the Department of Educational Foundations,

Faculty of Education
NOUN
Month/Year

The assessment format is displayed as follows:

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 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

EDA812 Practicum in Educational Management

PRACTICUM EVALUATION FORM A (FOR UNIVERSITY/EXTERNAL SUPERVISOR)

NAME OF STUDENT…………………………………………………………………………………………
MATRICULATION NUMBER…………………………………………………………………………………
STUDY CENTRE…………………………………………………………………............................................
PROGRAMME/COURSE OF STUDY…………………………………………………………......................
ACADEMIC YEAR OF PRACTICUM………………………………………………………………………...
DATE THE PRACTICUM WAS DONE: FROM …………………. To …………………..............................
PLACE OF ATTACHMENT ………………………………………………………………………………….

S/N EVALUATION CRITERIA SCORES

1 2 3 4 5
(a) Practicum Exercise
1 Emotional stability & office management
2. Mental alertness/ communication
3. Mastery of administrative skills/ professional behavior
4. Effective use of Log Book
5. Major contribution/ new innovation
(b) Project Report Assessment
6. Why Practicum is necessary
The Organization history (Profile) and the importance of the
7. Establishment
8. Organogram of the Establishment
9. The activities of the Units/ Departments
10. Observations, experiences and skills learnt
11. Summary and conclusion of the Report
Evidence of participation (pictures/ signatures and stamps of
12. the organization for attestation).
Total

Total Score Obtained……………………………………………………………………………………. ………..

General Comment: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………….................................................
Name of University/External Supervisor ………………………………………………………...........................
Signature and Date. …..……………………………………………………………………………………………

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 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

EDA812 Practicum in Educational Management

PRACTICUM EVALUATION FORM B (FOR ORGANISATION-BASED INTERNAL SUPERVISOR)

NAME OF STUDENT………………………………………………………………
MATRICULATION NUMBER……………………………………………………..
STUDY CENTRE…………………………………………………………………...
PROGRAMME/COURSE OF STUDY……………………………………………
ACADEMIC YEAR OF PRACTICUM……………………………………………..
DATE THE PRACTICUM WAS DONE: FROM …………………. To …………………..........
PLACE OF ATTACHMENT ……………………………………………………….

SCORES
S/N EVALUATION CRITERIA 1 2 3 4 5
1. Attendance & punctuality
2. Mastery of administrative skills & professional behav
Cognitive skills/ management and programming
3. competencies
4. Human relations & communication
5. Innovative & creative contributions
6. Personality: composure, neatness, dressing, enthusiasm
Participation: Level of commitment & experiences/
7. resourcefulness
Interpersonal human relations: friendly, warm,
8. considerate, polite, collaboration and cooperative
Total

Total Score Obtained…………………………………………………………………………….

General Comment: …………………………………………………………………….............
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Name of Internal (on-site) Supervisor …………………………………………………………
Signature and Date.….……………………………………………………………………….....

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 Section D

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING PRACTICUM EXERCISE AND ASSESSMENT IN

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
➢ EGC814 Practicum and Directed Field Experience
By
Prof. Augustine C. Ukwueze

Philosophy of M. Ed (Guidance and Counselling) Programme

Guidance and Counselling is designed for students interested in academic programme in counselling in
schools or the community, including private practice. The programme has a primary objective of
producing counselors who are competent professionals, trained to meet the challenges of the 21st century
and beyond. Our goal is to produce professionals who will be able to combine the strategies of research
methodology with analysis, definition, assessment, treatment and evaluation of situations to manage the
various socially maladaptive behaviours plaguing our nation.
Goal of Practicum Exercise
EGC 814 is a 3-unit practical course designed to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge
necessary to practice as trained counsellors. It involves the conduct of individual and group counselling
sessions in approved settings like schools, prisons, hospitals/clinics, industries, etc. under supervision.
Purpose of Practicum in Counsellor Education
Guidance and counselling is a humanitarian service which provides an opportunity for people to be
assisted by trained individuals called counsellors. At school setting, it provides academic, vocational,
psychological, and social services. In non-school settings such as prisons, industries, and agencies,
guidance and counselling is seen as a social service that helps people to be well adjusted in their work
place, live a fruitful retirement life, and enjoy meaningful rehabilitation especially those in the prisons.
In view of this, students are expected to be trained in the art of handling clients in both school and non-
school settings. As a result, the purpose of practicum in counsellor education is to equip counsellor
trainees with the skills and knowledge required for counselling in school and non-school settings.
Specifically, the objectives of practicum in counsellor education are to:
• Equip student counsellors with the skills necessary for counselling in real life situations.
• Integrate academic knowledge with acquired skills in a real life situation.
• Expose student counsellors to practical aspect of guidance and counselling.

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 • Provide student counsellors with the knowledge of applying required theories and skills during
professional practice.
• Enable student counsellors to acquire professional competency during training.

Duration
The duration for practicum in guidance and counselling for M. Ed students shall be ten (10) weeks.
Expectations from the Students
Each student undergoing practicum in guidance and counselling is expected to:
1. Choose a place of convenience either a school or a non-school setting for his/her practicum.
2. Write weekly report for his/her supervisor.
3. Work harmoniously with his/her supervisor in order to achieve the goal of the practicum
exercise.
4. Abide by the rules and regulations governing his/her school or organization.
5. Submit a final spiral-bounded report to his/her supervisor for grading.
6. Submit a taped counselling session during the period as a case study along with his/her report.
7. Fill and submit Practicum Log Form duly endorsed by his/her supervisor.

The Role of Supervisors

Each person assigned to supervise students on practicum is expected to:
1. Visit his/her students on weekly basis.
2. Guide his/her students on how to acquire the right skills and knowledge necessary for
counselling in real life.
3. Assist students in developing positive working relationships with staff of his/her host
organizations.
4. Grade his/her students’ reports, including tapes.
5. Submit the students’ reports along with their compiled grades to the study centre that appointed
him/her.
6. Submit student’s evaluation form along with the report and grade.
7. Submit confidential report of each student that he/she supervised.

The Role of Study Centre Directors

The study centre directors in conjunction with their student counsellors are saddled with the
responsibility of coordinating EDU 814: Practicum and Directed Field Experience for M. Ed (Guidance
and Counselling) in their various centres. Specifically, the study centre directors are to:
1. Approve students’ chosen areas of choice for practicum placement.
2. Recruit and assign supervisors to students for their practicum.
3. Reproduce the assessment or evaluation form attached for supervisors.
4. Give each supervisor assessment or evaluation forms for his/her supervisees.
5. Collect supervisors’ confidential reports of each student.
6. Compile the grades of all their students as submitted by the supervisors.

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 7. Forward the list of the students with their grades and evaluation reports to the Departmental
office of the Faculty of Education for processing.
8. Submit the students’ spiral-bound reports along with the grades to Departmental office in the
Faculty of Education.
9. Submit students’ Practicum Log Form along with other materials to the Departmental office in
the Faculty of Education.

Possible Areas for Placement

i. Schools (Primary secondary, technical, and Nomadic schools).
ii. Tertiary institutions (Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Monotechnics, etc).
iii. Prisons and Reformatory centres.
iv. Health institutions (hospitals, clinics, health centres, etc).
v. Military and para-military outfits ( such as Police Stations)
vi. NDLEA Offices and Drug Rehabilitation Centres.
vii. EFCC Detention Camps.
viii. Law courts
ix. Industries/factories
x. Non-Governmental Organization outfits

Sample of cover page for practicum report

Course Code and Title

Paper Title

By

Name in this order: first name, middle name and surname in capital letters
Matric Number

Study Centre

A practicum exercise report submitted to the Department of Educational Foundations,

Faculty of Education
NOUN
Month/Year

The assessment form is displayed as follows:

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 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

ASSESSMENT FORM FOR PRACTICUM (M.Ed GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING)

➢ EGC814 Practicum and Directed Field Experience

NAME OF STUDENT………………………………………………………………………………
MATRICULATION NUMBER…………………………………………………………………….
STUDY CENTRE…………………………………………………………………..........................
COURSE OF STUDY………………………………………………………………………………..
ACADEMIC YEAR OF PRACTICUM……………………………………………………………..
PLACE OF ATTACHMENT ……………………………………………………………………….
S/N ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 1 2 3 4 5
1 Personality dispositions: dressing, neatness, humility,
and interpersonal relationships.
2 Competency in setting counselling goals.
3 Mastery of use of counselling theories.
4 Mastery of use of counselling skills.
5 Commitment to counselling activities.
6 Effective use of information.
7 Mastery of use of psychological tests.
8 Competency in interpreting psychological tests.
9 Effective use of log book
10 Use of improvised test instruments for counselling.
11 Appropriate choice of counselling strategies.
12 Consultation of staff for clients’ counselling needs.
13 Effective engagement in individualized counselling.
14 Organization of group counselling.
15 Crisis management skill in organizations.
16 Promotion of professional ethics.
17 Creation of counselling awareness.
18 Specialized counselling activities.
19 Relationship with clients.
20 Effective use of counselling facilities.

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RATING SCALE
1 Very Poor (F)
2 Poor (D)
3 Good (C)
4 Very Good (B)
5 Excellent (A)

Total Score Obtained………………………………Grade……………………………….

Supervisor’s General Remarks…………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………….
Name of Supervisor……………………………… …… ….. Rank……………………….
Signature and Date…………………………………………………...................................

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 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

PRACTICUM LOG FORM FOR M.Ed GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING

WEEK DATE COUNSELLING PROBLEM COUNSELLING DURATION
ACTIVITIES PERFORMED
Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Name of student…………………………………………………………….....................................................
Matriculation Number………………………………………………………………………………………….
Study Centre…………………………………………………………………...................................................
Course of Study……………………………………………………………………...........................................
Academic Year of Practicum………………………………………………………...........................................
Place of Attachment ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Name of Supervisor………………………………..Signature/Date……….....................................................

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