Abstract:
This study is an attempt to investigate C.E students' perception of the relevance of
various teaching methods used at Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology
(NEGST). It was a descriptive study, which was carried out using opinion of students as the
basis for investigation. The research further investigated some of the factors that may
influence students' perception of the teaching methods.
The data collection involved the use of a closed-ended questionnaire, part of which
was developed using the Likert Scale of Summated Ratings to determine the opinions of the
respondents. The instrument was distributed personally to 17 students. The research also
sought to discover factors that may infl uence the perception of the students on the teaching
methods, therefore Chi Square Test of Independence was the statistical instrument used to
determine the relationship.
The major focus of this research was to investigate the students' perception of the
relevance of teaching methods used at NEGST and some of the factors responsible for
students' perception. By this the researcher hopes that NEGST faculty will have an idea of
students' perception of the methods they adopt so that they can consciously adjust, adapt and
modify them in order to increase teaching-learning process at NEGST.
It was discovered that generally, majority of the students perceived the teaching
methods used at NEGST as relevant but the research revealed that gender, year of study and
program of study did not influence the perception of relevance of teaching methods. It was
therefore recommended that more research be carried out to find out factors that could be
influencing students' perception of the teaching methods.
