STUDENTS PERFORMANCES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. A STUDY OF SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UHUNMWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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STUDENTS PERFORMANCES IN SCIENCE
EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. A STUDY OF SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UHUNMWODE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
The primary purposes of this study were to find out the
performances of students in science education in Nigeria, a study of selected
secondary schools in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. In the
first chapter, the researcher attempted a historical antecedent of science in
general as a background to the study. The major objectives include the
following;
1.
Availability
of facilities that would make the teaching of science meaningful and effective
2.
The
number f students assigned to science teachers and their level of passes in
examinations
3.
Availability
of enough and qualified teachers. To effectively complete the work, the
researcher designed two types of questionnaires, one for science teachers and
the other for the science students. The researcher also interviewed some
science teachers, students and principals.
West African school certificate
results of science subjects of 2003 – 2007 were collected from the principals
of the schools visited.
The school chapter focuses on relieving related literature
of topic. Chapter three is one materials and method of one study. The
statistical method employed by the researcher is the simple percentage type.
The data collected were analyzed and interpreted by the researcher. In the
closing chapter, some recommendations were made by the researcher for improving
the performances of students in science subjects both internal and external
examination to the appropriate authority.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.1
Background
to the study
1.2
Statement
of the problems
1.3
Purpose
of the study
1.4
Research
questions
1.5
Scope
of study
1.6
Significance
of the study
1.7
Definitions
of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Review of related literature
CHAPTER THREE
Research design
Population
Sample of the
study
Instrumentation
Method of data
collection
Method of data
analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Data analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1
Summary
5.2
Conclusion
5.3
Recommendations
5.4
Suggestion
for further study
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The teaching of science principles
and concepts are regarded as the vehicle for rigid technological development
and scientific innovations. There are other areas where good knowledge of
science subject are required, such areas include manufacturing of nuclear power
stations, production of medicine and related area such as geophysics.
The role of science in both national
and global development of technology cannot be over emphasized and the dynamic
re=orientation towards technological and industrial development has become
imperative. It is for the purpose a achieving those objectives that the
national policy of education emphasized the introduction of broad teaching of
science subjects in schools curricula.
However, the prospects of quick
realization of these objectives are being threatened as a result of acute
shortage of teachers of these subjects in the secondary schools in Uhunmwonde
Local Government Area of Edo State. The situation has been further aggravated
by the rapid increase in the number of secondary schools students as well as
secondary institution without the corresponding increase in schools. This has
consequently affected the quality of science teaching in the secondary schools
in local government area. The effective teaching of science in secondary
schools ought to be given an apt attention incur school if we are to achieve
the desired result.
Furthermore, current development in
science and technology has so greatly affected the lives of every human being
and to be ignored of the basic ideas of science is to hire in an empty
meaningless and probably unrealistic world of science. To be now precise, a
nation that is not scientifically inclined cannot be expected to make any
reasonable progress whether in politics and economic development or in technological
advancement.
It stands to reason that scientific
and technological; advancement constitutes the means by which most nations of
the world have been classified as developed or underdeveloped.
1.2
STATEMENT
OF THE PROBLEM
The teaching of science in secondary
schools geared towards making everyone to become more conscience not only of
the relevance of science but also of the simplicity of learning it. But this
objective hindered the teaching of science in the local government area because
of some vital factors that are stated below. Shortage of teachers of science in
secondary schools can have several negatives effects on our determined
objectives to march forward towards full industrialization, which will bring
about national development and a possibility for job opportunities.
The perennial problems of poor
staffing and inadequate provision of secondary schools equipment in schools
have been the chief cause of poor performance and lack of interest at this
level in the local government area. Apart from low provision and staffing
problems, the equipment already provided lack maintenance and suffers upgrading
thereby, in the local government area of Edo State and elsewhere in this
country.
Also,
in this local government parental background is looked upon. Majority of the
students whose parents are accomplished farmers hardly develop position
attitude towards science. These parents though have the money to send their
children to school and provide learning materials for them still do not effectively
encourage them to study science properly. This is because of their level of
illiteracy, which result to low level of performance by the students.
1.3
PURPOSE
OF THE STUDY
The primary objectives of this study
are to know the level of performances of secondary school students in science
examination in Uhunmwonde local government area. We are going to focus o the
area of weakness and strength in their performance, problems negating student
performances and suggest reasons or otherwise to remedy them.
However, this work at the end of it will provide useful
recommendations that will help to solve educational problems in science
teaching and learning in Uhunmwonde.
1.4
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
The following questions have been
drawn.
1.
Does
the lack of teachers who are really scientifically oriented make students
witness persistence poor performances?
2.
Does
students fail science examination when they are ill prepare because of
non-availability of practical materials.
3.
Do
teachers qualification determines one extent to which students can perform in
learning science.
4.
Do
students perform better in science in the schools having more science teachers
than those have few?
1.5
SCOPE
OF STUDY
This study is intended to
investigate one trend of students’ performances in science at examination like
the final or seasonal examination. The study will involve six selected
secondary schools in local government area in relation of their location. The performance
will be studied for one period between 2003 – 2007.
There are area of coverage of this
research spans on one following secondary schools.
1.
Uhi
Grammar School, Ehi
2.
Ehor
Grammar School, Ehor
3.
Igieduma
Grammar School, Igieduma
4.
Obagie/Ugha
Mixed Secondary School, Obagie
5.
Egba
Grammar School, Egba
6.
Urhokuosa
Mixed Secondary School, Urhokuosa
These are necessary for one
effective investigation of this research.
1.6
SIGNIFICANCE
OF STUDY
The study will be particular
significance in the following ways;
1.
It
will enable the secondary schools teachers who have read the work to know the
performance trend in the subjects and then think above the ways of improving
his or her teaching especially where performance is on a downward trend.
2.
It
will help to alert the government agencies like the ministry of education and
the area of Uhunmwonde council in charge of secondary education of the downward
trend in performance in the subject especially as the subject is the bedrock
for national advancement in science and technology.
3.
It
will spur up research interest in other secondary school subjects to know the
performance trend in the subjects.
4.
It
serves as a way of evaluating performance in the subject especially when this
had not been thought necessary by people and the government.
1.7
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
Science: Is derived
from the Latin word scientiig, which means knowledge. Science cab be defined as
organized knowledge driven from observation.
Education: Education can
be defined as one acquisition of knowledge and skills.
Science education: It can be
defined as a field concerned with sharing science content and process with
individuals not traditionally considered part of the scientific community. It
also provides expectations for the development of understanding for student.
Methods of teaching science education
Its involves the following ways
1.
Observation
2.
Identification
of problem
3.
Statement
of problem
4.
Experimentation
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