THE ATTITUDE OF GIRLS TOWARDS THE STUDY OF SCIENCE IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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THE
ATTITUDE OF GIRLS TOWARDS THE STUDY OF SCIENCE IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY
SCHOOL IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study sought to find out the
attitude of girls towards the study of science in some selected secondary
schools on Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. Chapter one deals with
introduction where the attitude of girls towards the study of science has been
exhaustively discussed and examined. The sample for the study consisted of five
(5) strategies and questionnaires were used as instrument to the collection of
data for the study.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter
One
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Purpose of the study
Significance of the study
Research question
Scope of the study
Limitation of the study
Chapter
Two
Review of related literature
Barriers at early school years
Barriers at secondary school years
Overall status of women in Africa
African women and education
Where are women lost
Encouraging women in Africa
Interest and motivation
Socialization issues in female
mathematics achievement
Gender difference in total learning
styles
Sex difference in science
achievement
Traditional teaching methods and
curricula
The role of teacher in learning
Chapter Three
Research methodology
Population
Sample and sampling techniques
Instrumentations
Administration of questionnaires
Treatment of data
The likert scale
Steps in computing likert scale
Limitation of likert scale
Chapter Four
Data analysis and discussion
Chapter Five
Summary, conclusion, and
recommendation
References
Sample of
questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The art of knowing as human activity is more or less synonyms with research and
constitute an integrated part of a modern way of life in which research is the
daily task by specialized individuals alone or group usually in laboratories.
Bearing this in mind, the study will take a critical look at the attitude of
girls towards the study of science in Egor Local Government Area in Edo State.
It is generally recognized that the level of socio-economic development of the
nation is directly related to the extent of scientific and technological
advancement in the country. Similarly, the level of general well being and
security endowed by the population is the result of the collective scientific
and technological inventions or activities going on among the people. Fafunwa a
great educationist who contributed a lot to the field of science education made
an important statement (1968) that in world today, science and technology have
become a predominant cultural factor and any nation that is not alike to it is
diseased or drifting. In other words to advance technologically and
economically could be achieved through the teaching of science in our schools.
Scientific knowledge is continually being defined through research-based
scientific methods, which entails rational theory. Science is that aspect of
knowledge that comes to play a vital role in our daily activities or indirectly
finds it explanation in the field of science. Almost every area of study needs
that knowledge of science, doctors, engineer, farmers, tailors, carpenters,
housewives, and technologist and as on find science inevitable. Fafunwa (2000)
speaking on the premature specialization in science education as a disservice
to developing nations has this to say on the inevitable nature of science in
optional development.
But it is almost impossible today to live a fully and satisfactory life with
little or no knowledge of science. We of the under developed resource to solve
our economic problems we need to improve our diets, transport system and
develop our minerals and control soil erosion we must introduce modern
scientific farming, control cattle disease, improve our health programmes and
solve other problems that call for scientific that technological dexterity. He
further said that to achieve the above goals we must aim at developing the
attitude and behaviour considered desirable of society. He also opined that as
far as science is considered, it is the attitude that matters. It is not
alarming therefore the serious involvement and concern shown by different
scientific groups and association of different subjects teachers and even
students on the problems of encouraging performances in mathematics and other
science subjects such as physics, chemistry, biology, agricultural science just
to mention a few such problems or course will have a great influence on the
attitude of people within the environment. A girl could take to any trade or
profession depending on these factors.
The studying of science subjects requires certain abilities for the technical
language and analytical process involved in science. If this is the case, then
the researcher could consider it very necessary to conclude a thorough
investigation into the various attitudes of girls in particular and students in
general into scientific operations. Again, people had another opinion towards
the study of science in secondary school. There is the claim that boys are more
scientifically inclined than girls and some of these people have attributed
this view of female’s scientist these background and school facilities. More
interesting is the fact that some even says that whichever attitude they held
is influenced by sex and sex has a lot to do with their scientific experience
behaviour etc. it is however, pertinent to say that the interest of the
researcher was stimulated by teaching practice exercise in Golden Touch High
School in Egor Local Government Area in Edo State. It was found that one of the
recommended complaints by a senior science teacher was the relative lack of
interest shown by girls in science which they thought rightly belong to the
area of masculine studies.
It is on this basis that researcher has undertaken to work in selected
secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area in Edo State. The researcher
hopes that her contribution will be helpful to education board, principals,
teachers and students in planning and execution of programmes in education
towards the improvement and teaching of science subjects.
STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEMS
The study is aimed at finding out those factors responsible for the attitude of
girls towards the learning and study of science in secondary schools in Egor
Local Government Area of Edo State and also to find out the reason why girls
show negative attitude to science subjects. The variable includes secondary
female student’s attitudes to science major. Problems of this study would
attempts to answer questions about girls negative attitude to science and if
their perceptions lead to achievement in science.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The relevance of this research is to survey the attitude of secondary school
girls towards the study of science in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State
and also to look into factors affecting girl’s attitude towards science
subjects. And possibly offer suggestion on how to find solution to some of
these problems in the study of science in Edo State and Nigeria in general.
BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
The following assumptions have been made with regards to this research
exercises.
1.
Girls have the general impression that science subjects are complex abstract
and highly mathematical and because of this, many tend to shy away from science
related subjects.
2.
In some homes, girls are so over worked with household activities that they
tend to have less time for their studies especially for science subjects, which
are a bit abstract and require more hours of study.
3.
Female students have more positive attitude to art than in the science and boys
are more inclined to the field of science.
As members
of the society, students cannot be exempted for being influenced by factors
that influence the entire society. It is also assumed that the selection of 6-8
out of the lots of secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area is
completely unbiased and that the chosen sample is a representatives of all the
entire female students in Egor Local Government Area.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
In trying to achieve desired behaviour or offer solution to any problem, it is
of considerable importance to find out the causative factors and then taking
honest steps towards wiping out the undesired behaviour habits or problems.
Hence the significance of this study is to know the attitude of girls in
secondary schools towards science education. This will go a long way in
providing a remedy ensuring that girls face the field of science with every
amount of courage, confidence and determination. This study will be useful to
teachers and planners of science in seeking adequate methods of teaching
science subjects and formulation of relevant science.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions will guide the study:
1.
Is there any relationship between the female home background and their attitude
to the study of science?
2.
Is there any relationship between the mathematical background of girls and
their attitude towards the study of science?
3.
Are there any relationship between girl’s future professional aspiration and
their attitude of science?
4.
Is there relationship between female student’s perception of their teacher and
their attitude towards teaching of science?
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study has been limited to six secondary schools out of the entire
ninety-six secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area in Edo State of
which there are eighty private co-educational schools. The information recorded
will therefore be only responses of the female students.
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