ABSTRACT
The impact of school environment on
teaching and learning was carried out in Niger College Junior Secondary School
II. In this work attention was be paid to the surrounding in which children
learn. This can greatly influenced their academic performance and well being in
school. the second phase of the work deals with the previous writers views and
comment, in the architecture layout décor and facilitates of their school all
play a vital role in shaping the learning environment, yet the importance of
this particular aspect of school life can often be over look. Questionnaires
were used to carry out the study headmaster, headmistress, teachers, students
were used to gather the relevant data which revealed the impart of the school
environment on teaching and learning process.
TABLE
OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of problem
Purpose of the study
Significance of the study
Research questions
Definition of terms
CHAPTER
TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology
Research design
Administration of questionnaire
Sample
Method of data collection
Reliability and validity of instrument
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation and analysis of data
Responses made by school heads
Responses made by teachers
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary of finding
Conclusion
Recommendations
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
This study
on the impact of the school environment on teaching and learning it was carried
out in Niger College Junior Secondary School Two in Ugbekun Quarters of Ikpoba
Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The teachers and students there were
the subject used. The secondary school environment is composed of many factors
that influence the students. In this work, attention was be paid to the
surrounding in which children learn. This can greatly influence their academic
performance, and well being in school. The architecture, layout, décor and
facilities of their school all play a vital role in shaping the learning
environment yet the importance of this particular aspect of school life can
often be over looked.
Most
children no matter how well or how poorly they perform in the classroom will at
some point complain about the fact that they have to go to school; it might be
the hours, the number of days per weeks, their teachers, or even the other
students that come under fire, but very often. It’s the school building itself
that is the stumbling block. It stands to reason that the better a building
looks, the more it inspires the people inside it. Obviously it takes more than
a few pretty colour to create legions of geniuses but what ever a child
academic ability, pleasing surroundings will definitely lead to better
attendance, improved concentration and a healthy dose of motivation and self
esteem. Its also important for staff to have a good environment, which is
adoptable to their day to day professional needs.
Aristotle
(1998) also recognized the indispensable functions of education when he stated
in his books the claimed that the aims of education should include:
1. The realization of the capabilities and
potential of individual
2. The development of the body
3. The training of the appetites, which is
character or moral development
4. The development of the intellect or reason. He
further held that none of the above should be emphasized at the expenses of the
others.
In line with the above aims and functions of education, the
Nigeria government in its 1981 Policy on Education stated that the five main
national objective of education are the building of:
i. Free and democratic society
ii. A just and egalitarian society
iii. A united, strong and self reliant nation
iv. A great and dynamic economy
v. A land of bright and full opportunities for all
citizens.
Presently education in Nigeria has not been able to achieve the
noble objectives because it is in deep problem. According to Bronfenbrenner
(1989), young people need to have adult who are “crazy” about teaching instead,
they are driving each other crazy. In these schools, support networks are weak
or none existed for both children and teachers. Teacher may resent what they
perceive as inadequate encouragement assistance, and resource to do their job.
Students may feel that nobody at school knows or cares about them. What can be
done to change these schools into caring productive places that children and
teacher enjoy coming to every day.
The school effect literature describes numerous factors that may
enhance the school environment including effective principal leadership, a safe
and orderly setting engaging extra curriculum activities reduction in the size
and impersonality of school and education programs designed to fit the unique
needs of specific students and school contexts school climate is often as
palatable as the weather. Some schools have warm friendly emblems, while others
have a cold for body environment that permute classroom and offices. It seems
probable that school and classroom climate would influence student’s
performance. A number of schools around the country are still languishing in
the Victorian era, with crumbling walls and limited resources. It seems that
many school in the twenty first century particularly secondary schools are
having to shoehorn modern day teaching and up to date resource into nineteenth
century surroundings only a tiny proportion of today’s school have been built
since the mid 1970s and with a few generation of children stampeding through
their relatively modern facilities, many of these buildings are also edging
towards the end of their natural life span.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The
magnitude of environment problems on teaching and learning school is very
difficult to determine because so many extraneous variables impinges on the
teaching skills and learning capabilities of teachers and students in the
classroom at different times. The time between school environment and home
environment is hard to define and varies from individual to individual.
This study
takes a critical look at the impact of school environment at different times on
the teaching and learning of teachers and students respectively in secondary
schools in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following are research questions stated by the researcher
1. Do the school environment affect teaching
2. Does the size of the classroom help the students
in their learning?
3. Good environment does it help staff in delivery
of their profession?
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
Few studies
have been carried out in Nigeria like Benin City, Edo State to determine the
impact of school environment on the teaching and learning. The main purpose of
this study is to compute the impact of the environment on teaching and learning
on teacher and pupils respectively. Also to acquaint the school management of
the danger of degraded and noisy environment on the performance of both teacher
and students. Lastly, to consider the implication of the finding for developing
school curriculum by school administrators and educators planners.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
importance of this study is that it will serve as a literature for further
research students and researchers for curriculum planners it will be a lay down
procedure for them in carrying out their research work and plans. Another
importance of this research is that it serves as a documentation of facts for
historical purpose and records
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0269 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 47 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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