COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF ATIBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE

Abstract

Learning is the process or act of acquiring new knowledge. From time immemorial, various types of cultural heritage were passed from one generation to another through informal education. In the pre-independence years in Nigeria, CCA education remained largely informal which was transmitted through traditional means such as festivals, work songs, moonlight plays, lullabies etc. with the advent of western education which came through Christian missionaries in collaboration with the British colonial government in the early part of twentieth century, the curriculum of the missionaries was geared towards literary education as the focus on arts (music, drama poetry and visual arts) to evangelize the natives(Jayeola et al 2020). Cultural and Creative Arts education is a well-established academic discipline and a serious field of study. It is not mere singing, dancing, drawing, nor entertainment but an important intellectual subject which contribute to the general growth and development of the child. CCA education curriculum involves the cognitive, affective, the psychomotor and aesthetic domains. It focuses on the learners’ needs and interest. CCA education is concerned with music, Fine Arts and Theatre learning, understanding literacy, perception, performance activities, skills, appreciation, aesthetics and values about music to young learners. Ajewole (2013) noted that it is important that young learners understand and appreciate the music of their immediate environment before they began to learn from other cultures. Cultural and Creative Arts education helps young minds to develop creativities and expression of emotion.