PROBLEMS AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING/LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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PROBLEMS AND PROPOSED
SOLUTIONS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING/LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the students
Statement of the problem
Objective of the study
Research question
Research hypothesis
Scope of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
Conceptual framework
Problem of teaching biology in Nigeria secondary school
Teacher’s educational qualification
– Poor method of teaching
– Insufficient supply of biology equipment
– Teachers personality / quality
Theoretical framework
Empirical framework
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
Design of the study
Area of the study
Population of the study
Sample and sampling technique
Instrument for data collection
Validation of the instruction
Method of data collection
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: DISCUSSION OF RESULT
Analysis of research question
Analysis of research hypothesis
Discussion of result
CHAPTER FIVE:
SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
References
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the students
Statement of the problem
Objective of the study
Research question
Research hypothesis
Scope of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
Conceptual framework
Problem of teaching biology in Nigeria secondary school
Teacher’s educational qualification
– Poor method of teaching
– Insufficient supply of biology equipment
– Teachers personality / quality
Theoretical framework
Empirical framework
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
Design of the study
Area of the study
Population of the study
Sample and sampling technique
Instrument for data collection
Validation of the instruction
Method of data collection
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: DISCUSSION OF RESULT
Analysis of research question
Analysis of research hypothesis
Discussion of result
CHAPTER FIVE:
SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
References
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background To The Study
The term science has to do with nature; it is derived from
the latin word scientia which means knowledge. It is a systematic enterprise
that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanation and predictions
about the universe. It can equally be defined as the field of study which tries
to describe and understand the nature of the universe in whole or part.
According to Hyacinth (2004) science in its broadest scene refers to all human
activities involving organized knowledge of natural phenomena. It also refers
to a system of acquiring knowledge here system uses observation and
experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena.
Science is a great enterprise which nations depend on,
in-order to advance technologically. Science therefore, is receiving much
emphasis in education because of its significance and relevance to life and
society. Biology as a branch of science and the prerequisite subject for many
fields of learning contributes immensely to the technological growth of the
nation. This includes medicine, forestry, agriculture, biotechnology and
nursing. The study of Biology in senior secondary school can equip students
with useful concepts, principles and theories that will enable them face the
challenges before and after graduation.
Biology as one of the science subject is bent in making one
to be conversation with the environment he/she lives in appreciate the meaning
of scientific life, to develop unbiased mind and to be intellectually homes
with serve as ideal to the future citizen. Fortunately, it is a fact that
Biology is the commonly chosen science subject of most secondary pupils are
confirmed by the west Africa Examination council (WAEC) record.
The term biology is derived from two Greek words “bios” and
“logos” which mean life and study respectively. Biology therefore means the
study of life or study of living things. According to stone etal (1985),
biology as a science is defined as a scientific study of living organisms. It is
therefore a natural science concerned with the study of life and living
organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution and
taxonomy. It have several branches; including the two big branches of biology
which are botany (the study of plants) and zoology (the study of animals),
morphology (the study if external structure of living things) physiology (the
study of how living things function), Ecology (the study of relationship
between living things and their environments), Genetics (the study of how
living things inherits characters from their parents) Cell biology (the study
of cell structure and functions).
According to Okeke (2000). Students who did well in biology
could have prospects of becoming: Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Dentists,
Biology teachers, Medical technologist, Food technologists, Genetic Engineers,
Microbiologists, Biochemists, and other science subject.
Biology has its origin from Europe but today all the nations
of the world accord priority attention to science and technology in development
efforts. The reason for according such priority attention to science and
technology being that it carries the promises of great economic improvement and
equally serve as a gateway to national development in the age of fast developing
technology, has become necessary for all countries of the world especially the
developing ones to organize and improve the teaching of science throughout the
school stage. It is through science that we get the fundamental bases to
develop technology.
Biology often overlaps with other sciences, for example
biochemistry with biology and chemistry, Astrobiology with biology and
astronomy. Social science such as geography, philosophy, psychology and
sociology can also interact with biology, for example in administration of
biological resources, developmental biology etc. it is a vast subject
containing many subdivisions topics which are five unifying principle that can
be said to be fundamental of modern biology.
Cells are the basic unit of life
Living Organisms consumes and transforms energy
Organisms regulate the internal environment to maintain a
suitable and constant condition.
Genes and the basic unit of heredity
New species and inherited characters are the product of
evolution.
Sub-discipline of biology are recognized on the basis of the
scale at which organisms are studied and methods used to study them,
Biochemistry examines the rudimentary chemistry of life, molecular biology
studies the complex interactions systems of biological molecules; then cellular
biology examines the basic building block of all life, which is the cell,
physiology examines the physical and chemical functions of the tissue, organs,
organ of facts and presentation of information about the natural world. The
pace of the development of a given country is always determined by the type of
education which operates in that country. What is needed in biology is students
involvement in the exploration of important ideas of biology.
Effective teaching of biology is a process by which a biology
teacher adopt all the possible method used in teaching in the classroom to make
sure that students understand biology and be able to respond positively during
assessment or to produce a good result. Teachers’ effectiveness is exhibited in
the teaching method, classroom managements, the material as well as the way
students are being handled, a good teacher always bear in mind the individual
differences of the students while presenting the lesson and frequently check
the student’s understanding of his or her points to make sure that they are
getting of understanding his lesson. This also includes the ability of the
teacher to answer question asked by the students, having knowledge about his or
her subject matter and ability to show students how to conduct appropriate
research.
Effective teaching is crucial, in order for students to reach
educational success in and outside classroom setting, therefore, there has been
some factors militating against effective teaching of biology in senior
secondary school in Ikere Local Government Area, which some of them are as
follows:
Unqualified biology teacher: Inappropriate training
background of science teachers especially biology teachers and qualification of
biology teachers are the major factor that militate against effective teaching
of biology because some biology teachers in some senior secondary school did
not undergo enough training to enable them get skills, qualities and enough
knowledge of the subject matter and how to impact the knowledge to the
students.
Poor method of teaching biology in senior secondary school:
For teaching to be effectives one must use different methods of teaching.
According to Eke (2001), teaching is effective if only it produces or yields
the desired results, the ability of the teacher to adapt to different
situations and produce a desired result in the classroom is a mark of teaching
effectiveness. Vennier and Faith (2001) are of the opinion that all the
teaching activities are supposed to produce learning, so that test of effective
teaching will be amount of learning that occurs.
When the following methods are used, teaching of biology can
be effective. According to Bigmen (1999), activity method, inquiry method, and
discovery method which elicit student’s interests and enhance their level of
attainment or comprehension of biology. Activity method the methods that
encourage students to participate actively during the lesion while teaching at
the same time. Oforkansi (2008) defined activity method as a method whereby the
students learn through active involvement rather than being passive or being at
the receiving end.
According to Ofokansi (2008), discovery means finding out.
Exploration, manipulation and experimentation are components scientific enquiry
that help one to discover. This approach demand that the teacher create the
problem and allow the pupil/students to find answer for themselves. The author
also said that enquiry involve active participation by the student/pupil rather
than transmit a preconceived notion about situations.
3.Inadequte supply of biology equipment: In some schools,
many laboratories equipments like microscope, glass tube, Beaker, slide, Bones
of vertebrates etc. charts of different animals development, systems, organs,
etc, work book for practical and textbooks are not adequate for the students in
learning of biology. Biology is a science subject which is all about practical
and also when combined with other science subject one will be able to study
courses like medicine, nursing, pharmacy etc in higher institution. Beaty and
Woolnough (1990) are of the opinion that the obsolete and insufficient teaching
of biology in senior secondary schools. They stressed that the teacher may be
competent enough and have all the qualities to impact the knowledge to the
students but to the obsolete and insufficient availability of biological
equipment the aim is defeated.
Teachers attitude towards the teaching of biology: the
teachers personalities such as the way the teacher walks, talks, reacts to issues,
his/her code of conduct and dressing code has become the major factors which
leads to the ineffective teaching of biology. It goes with the saying that the
personality of such teacher affect the effective teaching of biology in a great
way. Enwieme(2001) continuous to stressed that teachers personality invariably
affect the effectiveness of teaching of biology. Oforkansi(2008)opinion that
personal qualities do not only enhance teaching and learning but also promotes
the tone of the school as well as the profession.
In summary, ineffective of teaching of biology in Nuskka
Local Government Area could be due to the several reasons such as classroom
management, communication, teachers qualification, supply of biology equipment,
teachers personality, negligence of seminars, and workshop by the teachers of
biology, inadequate illustration and practical aspect of biology is another
factors, infrastructural facilities and absences of laboratories etc.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Biology is one of the core science subjects, which is
supposed to be the most interesting subject to students in senior secondary
schools. It has been discovered that the effective teaching of biology has been
very important. But the rate at which students fails biology in result time’s
shows that effective learning has not been attained by these students. Aganga
(2000) observed that “Many secondary schools, especially the public schools
have insufficient competent teachers as well as biological equipment in their
different schools”. Therefore, there is the need to answer certain questions to
re-enforce their effectiveness in teaching.
1.3 PURPOSE OF STUDY
The purpose of the study is to find out the problem facing
teaching of biology in senior secondary schools in Ikere Local government area.
Specifically the study aims at finding out.
The extent to which senior secondary schools in Ikere Local
Government Area have qualified biology teachers.
To what extend does teacher teaching method have effect on
teaching and learning of biology.
to examine if the use of instructional material have effect
in teaching of biology
The extent to which teachers attitude affect the teaching of
biology in Ikere Local Government Area.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In the course of this work, specific research questions to be
answered are:
Does teacher qualification have effect in teaching biology in
Ikere Local Government Area
What method of teaching do biology teachers usually used in
teaching biology in Ikere Local Government Area?
To what extent do secondary schools in Ikere Local Government
Area have adequate supply of biology equipment?
To what extent do the attitude of teachers affect the
teaching of biology in Ikere Local Government Area?
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