INVESTIGATION OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY BASIC SCIENCE TEACHERS IN TEACHING OF BASIC SCIENCE
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ABSTRACT
Both parents and state government have repeatedly expressed the need to trace out the causes for the good results the fact that the specific goals of every state in Nigeria is to produce qualified students for admission into institution of higher learning both within and outside the country. It has been observed that students shy away from the study of science. This is a negative attitude that brought about poor performance of students in basic science subjects. It was as a result of this that prompted the research into the problems of teaching and learning basic science in junior secondary schools. The research aimed at identifying the challenges faced by teachers. Some factors such as quality and quantity of teaching staff, attitude of students, physical facilities, parents and government were investigated. Questionnaires were administered to one hundred and twenty (120) basic science students and basic science teachers drawn from ten (10) secondary schools in Ankpa local government Area of Kogi State in order to collect data. In administering it, Likert rating scale was used and simple mean was used to analyzed it. Some of the findings are: (a) The teaching and learning environment is not conducive (b) The foundation of teachers in basic science subjects is poor (c) The Students have poor foundation in basic science. Based on the findings, it was recommended that (1) For effective teaching and learning to take place, the government should send basic science teachers for training (2) It has become necessary for Government to provide the necessary infrastructures and facilities that will enhance teaching and learning of basic basic science in the junior secondary schools.
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