ABSTRACT
This research work is
designed to find out the strategies or ways of improving the poor performance
of students in science subject in some selected secondary schools in Egor Local
Government Area of Edo State. The research instrument used was the questionnaires;
hundred respondents were used for the study. Problems were raised and the
results obtained were used to answer the research questions. The result of the
investigation revealed that;
1. Lack of science equipment in the school affect
the studying of science hence lead to poor performance.
2. Inadequate time table also affect science
teaching leading to poor performance.
3. Lack of library and science textbooks was
another cause of the poor performance.
4. The result also revealed that though there are
qualified teachers teaching science subjects in secondary schools in Egor Local
Government Area of Edo State but their methods of teaching affect students
performance in science.
5. Poor payment of teachers and lack of motivation
also affect the performance of science subjects. The following stated
hypothesis were used which are;
6. Teachers in secondary school in Egor Local
Government Area are not professionally and academically qualified to teach and
students does not do practical work in science.
7. Secondary school teachers and students does not
do practical work in science.
8. Secondary schools teachers do not allocate
enough periods for science.
9. There are no laboratory facilities in secondary
schools. Based on these findings the following recommendations were made;
10.
Government
should evolve principles and policies that would help to enhance science
education.
11.
Qualified
science teachers with a least B.Ed. certificate should be employed to teach the
basic science at secondary school level. They know the key concepts in science.
12.
Emphasis
should be laid on practical aspects of science.
13.
Teachers
should endeavour to make use of local materials required for effective teaching
of science.
14.
The
students on their part should try and pay listening ears during science
teaching
15.
Government
should ensure regular allowances for science teachers, pay them well so that
they can be motivated to impacts the best knowledge at their disposal.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Purpose of the study
Significant of the study
Research question
Scope of the study
Limitation of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER
THREE
Research methodology
Research design
Population of the study
Sampling procedure
Instrumentation for data
collection
Validation of instrument
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Data analysis and
presentation
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, conclusion and
recommendation
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Science was the last major subject that was introduced in the school
curriculum. It was introduced in some few schools in form of nature study and
the emphasis on getting information about our environment from first hand
observation rather than from books. In Nigeria curriculum,. Science education
first appeared in 1859 when the church missionary society (CMS) grammar school
Lagos introduced the rudiment of nature study. This introduction was done by
people who were both specialists in science and master teachers, they were able
to make the study of nature of science a dynamic and unforgettable learning
experience for students. Baja (1982) in Igwe (2003) described it as the
learning of the environment and hygiene other schools like Saint Gregory’s
College Lagos, Hope Waddle institution Calabar and Baptist training College
Ogbomoso followed later in teaching nature study. By this time according to
Abdulahi (2000) a rural science syllabus was formulated for science teaching at
primary schools and other biology related subjects were introduced such as
botany, physiology and agriculture at secondary school level. However once
entrusted to teachers with little or no background in science and with varying
degrees of teaching effectiveness, the study on nature of science in the
schools deteriorated bodily.
Simply, the world science came from Latin “Scientia” meaning knowledge. It
refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and
experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomenon. In other words the
term science also refers to as an organized body of knowledge people have
gained using that system, less formally. The word science often describes any
systematic field of study or the knowledge gained from it. The education
attainment of the student in science is inevitable and should be looked into
with a lot of invention in both teaching on side of student at all level. The
training of the students most especially, children in primary schools is very
important since the extent of a nation future labour force, leadership,
political stability and strength of technical knowledge all lies in their
hands. The importance of science and its implementation to the social and
environment of the people is well recognized by every nation. Some scientific
knowledge is needed by everyone in other to have an idea of the ways in which
one is fed, entertained clothed and sheltered to ensure a more profitable
exploration of scientific and technological potentials, it is therefore
necessary to lay emphasis on scientific knowledge. In respect of this
integrated science subjects was introduced into the school curriculum by
science teachers association of Nigeria about few decades ago and was made
compulsory in the junior secondary school level.
Ebina (2010) observed that the cooperative arrangement between the science
teachers association of Nigeria (STAN) and the defunct comparative educational
research and adaptation centre (CESAC) now merged into the Nigeria educational
research and development council (NERDC) heralded by the first national effort
at science curriculum development to improve science education in Nigeria
in 1969. The result of this 1969 curriculum conferences was the
information of two major science projects (NISP) and the Nigerian Secondary
Schools Sciences Projects (NSSSP) later the National Primary Science and
Mathematics Projects (NPSMP) were developed. Presently there are the basic
science and technology projects (BSTP) for primary schools. In order to achieve
good results in the science curricular projects government policies were
specially geared towards encouraging science teaching and learning at all
level. Ivowi (2000) observed that government science policies have aimed at
boosting and improving science education.
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Science teaching in secondary schools in general has so many problems
associated with it, for example lack of qualified teachers teaching science
subjects, lack of science equipment to carry out practical’s in science
classes, lackadaisical attitude on the part of the students towards science
subjects. The government has tried to put more effort to put an end to these
problems yet their effort has proved abortive due to one reasons or the other.
Thus the researcher has decided to make an in-depth study into the factors that
contributes to these problems despite the effort put by the successive
government with a quest of finding solution to these problems.
1.3
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of the research is to study the behaviour and attitude of students
towards the studying and teaching of science. The researcher also wants to find
out the general view held by the public as to the causes of student’s poor
level of achievement in science. To examine the ways of science in some
selected secondary schools and how to improve and better the performance of the
students.
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The significance of this study lies in the fact that the performance of
students in science subjects over the years facilitates an assessment for
mapping out strategies that will improve the performance in the nearby future
especially in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State and Nigeria
as a whole and this is done to pinpoint to science students that learning
science through reading is important because it helps them to;
1. Think and learn
2. Teach students how to use reading materials
effectively
3. Know that there are several sources of
information available on different reading level
4. Know that learning through self discovery is the
best way to science
5. Assist students in developing their science
vocabularies
6. Teach science students how to apply what has
been learnt to new situation which will serve as an evaluating techniques
7. Assist students studying science subjects to
improve their interest of studying science through raising questions that can
be solved in the class.
8. Know the aims at signifying the important of
experience or demonstration and by bringing challenges to slow and rapid
learning through oral written test.
1.5
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
This research questions is to find out the strategies that when applied will
improve the performance of students in science subjects in Egor Local
Government Area of Edo State. In doing this, the following questions arte
guide;
1. What are the qualifications of teachers?
2. What are teacher’s competencies and
self0efficiency in their instructional delivery?
3. What method of teaching do the teachers use in
teaching science subjects?
4. Are the teachers paid well by the government?
5. What effort is the government and community
making to solve the government?
6. Do the schools have science equipment?
7. What is the behaviour of students towards the
learning of science subjects?
8. What is the content of science curriculum and
its implementation?
The researcher is of the view that the answers to the above questions would
help to identify the ways of improving science in our schools.
1.6
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study will involve the performance of students and teachers towards the
study of science in some selected secondary schools in Egor Local Government
Area of Edo State. This project deals with the causes of students poor
performance in science subjects and how it affect them. And also the remedies
to this problems will be highlighted.
1.8
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Science: An accumulated body of knowledge and skills
about nature.
Laboratory: It is a building where scientific purpose of
carrying out practical work, also laboratory can be seen as a room or building
used for scientific research, experimentation, testing etc.
Qualified teachers: These are sets of
teachers that are trained in institutions and are certified as professional
teachers eg. TC II, NCE, B.Ed etc
Constraints: To force somebody to do something or behave in
a particular way or to restrict somebody or something.
Abortive: An action that is successfully failed.
Heralded: Something that shows that something else is
going to happen soon
Lackadaisical: Not showing enough care or enthusiasm
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0040 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 72 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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