EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASIC SCIENCE CURRICULUM COMPONENT OF THE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA
- Project Research
- 1-5 Chapters
- Abstract : Available
- Table of Content: Available
- Reference Style: APA
- Recommended for : Student Researchers
- NGN 5000
ABSTRACT
Most people suffer avoidable health hazard because they lack basic knowledge of science. The old Integrated Science curriculum fell short of what is required to give students a solid foundation in science. The new Basic Science programme is designed to address its inadequacies such as attainment of life and coping skills, and is yet to be evaluated. Even, the previous evaluation studies on the old curriculum were based on its content and not the different components. This study, therefore, evaluated the implementation of Basic Science Curriculum component of Universal Basic Education Programme in South-west, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey design using Stake’s countenance Antecedent Transaction Outcome model. Participants were ministry officials (33), principals of schools (89), year tutor/heads of department (166), classroom teachers (269) and JSS III students (588). These were selected by stratified random sampling technique from ten local government areas each from the six south-western states. Five research instruments: Science Programme Objectives Rating Scale (r = 0.72); Basic Science Course Material Assessment Questionnaire (r = 0.81); Basic Science Classroom Observation Schedule (r = 0.73); Basic Science Achievement Test (r = 0.69) and Students’ Attitude Questionnaire (r = 0.58) were used. Eleven research questions were answered. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance. The programme objectives were rated as very good ( x = 3.76, max 5). Infrastructural facilities ( x = 2.33, max 5) and students achievement in basic science ( x = 8.76, max 20) were inadequate and course materials for basic science were available ( x = 2.66, max 5). Students possessed positive attitude towards basic science ( x = 3.04, max 5), most teachers of basic science were not professionally qualified to teach the subject (66.5%) and many teachers prefer to use lecture method (31.4%) to other methods. Composite contribution of antecedent and transaction variables to the variance of students’ achievement in basic science was 10.7% and they contributed 24.7% to the variance of students’ attitude towards science. The relative contribution showed that staff training (β = -.407) made negative contribution to achievement in basic science, followed by programme objective (β = iv -.251) and instructional technique (β = -.084), while manpower requirement (β = .217), availability of text (β = .044) and infrastructure (β = .034) made positive contribution to students’ achievement in basic science. Also, availability of text (β = .427) made significant positive contribution to attitude towards science, followed by infrastructure (β = .357) and manpower requirement (β = .090), while instructional technique (β = -.321), programme objective (β = -.197) and staff training (β = -.090) made negative contribution to students’ attitude towards science. Availability of text, infrastructural requirement and manpower contribute positively to students’ learning outcomes in basic science. Basic Science curriculum component of the basic education programme was not well implemented because right personnel were not engaged in its implementation. Hence, greater effort should be invested in ensuring that in-service training is improved upon to experience positive impact on the implementation of the curriculum.
Related Project Materials
The Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance in Nigerian Financial Institutions
Background of the Study
Corporate governance is a cornerstone of effective management in financial institutions, directly...
An investigation of management information systems in corporate banking: A case study of First City Monument Bank, Abuja
Background of the Study
Management Information Systems (MIS) are integral to efficient corporate banking operations, provid...
The Impact of Maternal Nutrition on Birth Weight in Adamawa State
Background of the Study
Birth weight is a critical indicator of neonatal health, with low birth weight...
INFLUENCE OF NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENT AND PEER INFLUENCE ON PRONENESS TO LEARNING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
When it comes to accomplishing one's goals in life, one of the most importa...
An Assessment of Investigative Journalism and Its Role in Curbing Banditry in Shinkafi LGA, Zamfara State
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Banditry has emerged as a major security t...
THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE ON STUDENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAL STUDIES
Abstract
The study reported herein was carried out to identify the impact of industrial training to the training of stu...
The effect of recruitment best practices on staff retention in banking: a case study of Zenith Bank
Background of the Study
In today’s competitive financial services industry, effective recruitment and retention strategies are vita...
The impact of regulatory policy shifts on bank profitability in Nigeria: a case study of First Bank of Nigeria
Background of the Study
Regulatory policy shifts significantly influence the profitability and operational strategies of banks. First Ban...
An examination of fraud management software effectiveness on reducing cybercrime in banking: a case study of Fidelity Bank Nigeria
Background of the Study
With the exponential growth of digital banking, cybercrime has emerged as a significant threat to financial insti...
A SURVEY ON EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ITS EFFECT IN RESOLVING UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE STUDY
An organization makes use of a wide variety of resources, including m...
