ABSTRACT
The aim of this research
work is to find out the role of importance of improvisation in the teaching of
integrated science in secondary schools, using all secondary schools in
Egor Local Government Area of Edo State as a case study. A total of 100
students were used on this study. The instrument used for data collection was
the questionnaires which were administered personally by the researcher to five
randomly selected schools in Egor local government area of Edo State. The
method used for data analysis was normal data simple percentage was used to
examine the role of importance of improvisation in teaching of integrated
science in secondary schools.
Findings of the study
are as follows;
1. To
the extends at which importance of improvisation facilitate learning is
recommendable.
2. Despite
the high cost of getting instructional materials, teachers in secondary schools
take it as a task to improvise for instructional materials.
3. Pupils
easily remember topics taught with the use of importance of improvisation than
those taught without the use of instructional materials.
4. Pupils
in secondary schools find it easily to put into practice those topics and
lessons taught with the use of instructional materials.
5. Importance
of improvisation when properly used during teaching enhance and lead to better
performances of pupils during given assignment, test and examinations.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter One:
Introduction
1.1
Background of the study
1.2
Statement of the study
1.3
Research questions
1.4
objective of the study
1.5
Significance of the study
1.6
Scope/limitation of the study
1.7
Definition of terms
Chapter
Two:
Literature Review
Chapter Three: Research
methodology
3.1 Research
design
3.2 Population
of study
3.3 Sample
of study
3.4 Sampling
techniques
3.5 Research
instrument
3.6 Administration
of instrument
3.7 Validity
of instrument
3.8 Reliability
of instrument
3.9 Method
of data analysis
Chapter Four: Data
analysis and discussion
4.1 Data
analysis
4.2 Discussion
of results
Chapter Five
5.1 Summary
of findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
References
Questionnaires
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Improvisation are those
things that enables students to have mental picture of what has been taught and
to retain the message in their memory for a very long time e.g. Radio,
Television, Charts, Micro-Projectors, Still Pictures, Specimen e.t.c. It can be
referred to as those things that the classroom teacher uses to impact knowledge
to pupils in the classroom in order to achieve his objectives.
According to Ogunmola, (2002) cited that improvisation are those visual or
audio visual materials which facilitate the assimilation of organization.
Infact, for effective teaching and learning to take place, importance of
improvisation are can exist without adequate use of integrated science
education programme can exist with adequate use of integrated equipments
examples of such equipment are integrated, monitor, keyboard, typewriter,
mouse, scanner, printer, duplicating machine e.t.c these science equipments are
indispensable to a good integrated science teaching and training and learning.
It is no gain saying that interest in learning integrated sciences increasing
in Nigeria. Each local government area is trying t o improve on the production
of technology. This is justify for integrated science has totally assured great
importance interest role of national power and productivity. According to the
new trend of integrated science, teaching has as shown a radical departure of
traditional expository mode, in favour of practical and inquiry method to the
inclusion of problems solving and active involvement of people in the open
minded fielding practical exercise.
In view of this, it can
therefore be assumed that unique facilities and equipment are available in
secondary school. For practical works pupils will not derive much from the
attempt to learn integrated science. It has been stressed by Howard (2003) when
he said what we learn is what we do” doing what we learn in integrated science
requires the use of practical work. We also have the bear in mind that at least
some of the pupils would or may need to become professionally integrated list.
Such pupils need the equipment to be able to develop necessary practical
skills. Beside, the basic sources of integrated science experience is of course
of direct contact which objects and events it’s in nature outside the classroom
Specifically some specific educational reasons to have equipment for teaching
was summarized by Balogun (2000) as follows
1. It enables the
learners to develop functional and manipulating skills
2. It enables the learner
to develop problem solving skill and scientific attitude
The acquisition of these
skills is the contribution of integrated science education in the general
preparation of the youth with emphasis on activities based on child centered
learning coupled with pupils enrolment into school in the face of corresponding
decline economy. It is against the background that we can appreciate the
significance of the question “the important role of integrated science
equipment in secondary school
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
There are many problems
and obstacles which hinder the effective teaching of integrated science in our
secondary schools. Despite the importance attached to the subject there is
no secondary school in Egor local government area in Edo state where the
range of resources available for the teaching of integrated science can be
described as being in anyway adequate
This arises as a result of inability of these materials especially now, due to
foreign exchange restriction and large populations of secondary schools pupils.
The aspects of this problems will be dealt with in this study which has the
survey of material resources required by the teaching of integrated science. In
secondary school in Egor local government area of Edo state.
The following specific questions can be asked does teachers in secondary school
improvised or substitute for importance of improvisation which are not easily
obtained
Are there enough materials resources for integrated teaching in secondary
school? What are the materials that can be improved?
1.3
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of the study is to survey the materials resources available for the
teaching of integrated science in secondary school in Egor local government
area.
The study will examine
1. The availability of
improvised facilities in our schools
2. Whatever and how
integrated science teacher in secondary schools improvise for
materials which are not easily obtainable
3. The type of materials
that can be improvised
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
It is hope that the findings of this study will be beneficial to educational
agencies in Egor local government area of Edo state.
It should be of great important to educational administrates in the
distribution of resources to schools
Further more, the result of the finding will be of great benefit to the
integrated science teachers in other impact the required integrated science
skills to the pupils
1.6
RESEARCH QUESTION
1. To what extent is the
importance of improvisation in the teaching of integrated science in
secondary school
2. Do teachers in
secondary school improvise for importance materials which are not easily
obtained.
3. Do students in
secondary school easily remember topic taught with improvised materials than
those topics taught without improvised materials?
4. Do students in
secondary school find it easy to put into practice what they are taught with
the use of improvised material?
5. Does the importance of
improvisation led to better performance of students in secondary school.
1.7
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Terms that are related
to the study are defined below in order to remove somatic ambiguity in their
usage.
1. FOCUS. To give
attention, effort e.t.c. to one particular person or subject.
2. IMPROVISED. To make or
do something using whether is available, usually because you do not have what
you really want.
3. INDISPENSABLE.
Essential, too important to do without.
4. SCIENCE. Knowledge
about the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world.
5. INTEGRATED. An
electronic or machine that can store, organized and find information do
calculate and control other machines.
6. INSTRUCTIONAL. That
teaches people something.
7. MATERIALS. Things that
are needed to do a particular thing.
8. RADICAL. Concerning
the most basic and important parts of something.
10 TECHNOLOGIES. Scientific knowledge used in
practical way.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0247 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 57 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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