The Effect of Teachers Quality and Methodology on Students Performance in Integrated Science (a Case Study of Some Selected Junior Secondary Schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria)
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
Considering the present factors responsible for the students performance in integrated science, the study would lead to practical suggestions being made and it will enable people concerned know the effect of teachers qualities and methodology on the performance of students in integrated science in Ovia North East Local Government Area. It is only when the problems are known that they could be solved. Therefore, the outcome of the study would lead to a probable search for solution to such problems. This would tend to solve a reasonable percentage of the problems thereby improving the state of science in this nation of ours.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
THE INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCE TEACHERS
One of the challenges facing Nigeria’s education system is inadequate qualified manpower. This could explain the much talked-about falling standards of education.
It also goes to support the age-long adage, that “ no education system can rise above the quality of teachers.’’
Experts trace the low rating of teachers in the Nigerian society to the development. Unlike other academic disciplines that are highly competitive, there are scanty applications into faculties of education and colleges of education.
Former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Peter Okebukola, restated the challenge of qualified teachers and identified reasons responsible for inadequate manpower.
At a lecture he delivered at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijebu-Ode,Ogun, recently, Professor Okebukola said, most graduate teachers are not professionals and are inadequately exposed to teaching practice while many of them cannot communicate effectively in English.
Okebukola also said that the low rating of the teaching profession manifested in the scanty applications for admission into education faculties and college of education.
He said that the pervasive notion is that only “academic dregs make up the bulk of teachers, both in-service and practising.
“In 2011, of the more than 1,300,000 applications for university admissions, less than five per cent applied for courses in education.
“Worse still, only few applications were received for the colleges of education. These data point to the lack of interest of candidates for a career in the teaching profession.
The former NUC Secretary, however, said that the “notion is highly contestable, given the high calibre, commitment and industry of a good number of teachers.”
He said the search for greener pastures compelled many highly qualified teacher trainers to migrate in the early 80s, leaving behind a large number of inexperienced lecturers in the universities and colleges of education.
Okebukola also identified the lack of motivation as one of the reasons for poor performance of teachers.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research design is the plan structure and strategy of investigation developed so as to obtain answer to research questions and control variance (Kerlinger, 1973:45).
SOURCES OF DATA
The researcher used both primary and secondary methods of data collection.
Primary Data: This is data that is obtained first hand from the respondents. Primary data method is obtained through the administration of questionnaires and personal interviews.
Secondary Data: secondary source of data are opinions of exports in the experts views and are obtained from related literature from private, professional ad academic libraries.
THE POPULATION STUDY
The study of population would cover about 120 teachers of some selected schools in Edo State. The responses of both the senior and the junior teaching staff of these schools were considered for the purpose of the research work.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
This chapter is devoted to the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data gathered in the course of this study. The data are based on the number of copies of the questionnaire completed and returned by the respondents. The data are presented in tables and the analysis is done using the chi-square test.
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
The data presented below were gathered during field work.
QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTRATION
INSTRUCTION: please endeavor to complete the questionnaire by ticking the correct answer(s) from the options or supply the information required where necessary.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Considering the present factors responsible for the students performance in integrated science, the study would lead to practical suggestions being made and it will enable people concerned know the effect of teachers qualities and methodology on the performance of students in integrated science in Ovia North East Local Government Area. It is only when the problems are known that they could be solved. Therefore, the outcome of the study would lead to a probable search for solution to such problems. This would tend to solve a reasonable percentage of the problems thereby improving the state of science in this nation of ours.
FINDINGS
From the responses of the rerspondent we were able to find out that:
- The nonchalant attitude of the teachers towards integrated science, with regards to level of encouragement given to students result in low performance of students in the subject
- The method adopted in teaching the subject (integrated science) is mainly teacher-students interaction rather than teacher centred.
- The unfriendly nature of the integrated science teacher towards his students make them have a low interest in the subject, hence in this direction performance is greatly affected
CONCLUSION
Base on the responses of the respondents and data analysis the unfriendly nature of the integrated science teacher towards his students make them have a low interest in the subject, hence in this direction performance is greatly af
RECOMMENDATION
We recommendation that:
- There should be a sensitization program; educating the teacher on the importance of student teacher relationship.
- Schools should always evaluate the quality of the teachers they are employing
- students should always be encourage on the importance of sciences.
- The federal government of Nigeria should consider the even distribution of quality teachers to most secondary schools that does not have much quality teachers.
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- Abbitt, J. T. (2011). Measuring technological pedagogical content knowledge in preservice teacher education: A review of current methods and instruments. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 43(4), 281-300.
- Abdu-Raheem, B.O. (2010) Relative effects of problem-solving and discussion methods on secondary school students’ achievement in Social Studies. Unpublished Ph. D thesis, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti.
