FACULTY OF EDUCATION

This study investigates assessment of teacher's awareness and the use of modern and scientific tools in teaching Biology in senior secondary schools in Oredo local government area of Edo State. Descriptive survey research design was used in carrying out the study. The population consists of thirteen (13) secondary schools and twenty eight (28) Biology teachers from which a sample of sixteen (16) respondents were randomly selected from the population. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire designed by the researcher and the data collected from the instrument were analysed using frequencies and percentage. From the results of the findings, the study proved that there are inadequacy in the supply of modern and scientific tools in schools for Biology teachers. It also revealed that even though there were some available tools, they were not functional due to lack of electricity to power them, lack of time allocated to the subject and large class size. It was therefore recommended from the findings that: Biology teachers should be enlightened or given more orientation about the existence and use of modern and scientific tools; Government should provide sufficient and adequate modern and scientific tools to schools in the local government area for the efficient teaching and learning of Biology.

This study was carried out to identify the attitude of secondary school students toward internet crimes in Egor local government of Edo state, Nigeria. The research was carried out as a survey research using relevant literature from journals, magazines, books and the internet. Four research questions were raised and analyzed for the purpose of the study. A sample random sampling technique was used in selection of two hundred (200) secondary school students from four secondary schools in Egor Local government area of Edo State. The data were collected with questionnaire instrument and analyzed using simple percentage. The result revealed that; students in the study area has negative attitude towards cybercrimes, even though the students sees cybercrime as a quick money making scheme, their perception stands that it is very wrong, the reasons youths are involved in cybercrimes are Unemployment, peer pressure, family background, greed and the quest to live an imaginative dream life and to curb cybercrimes, there should be strict enforcement of legislation on cybercrime, Parents should be made to take responsibilities for training and providing for their children so that they cannot be easily influenced by peers, Government grants to unemployed youths can help stop cybercrimes, NGOs and religious bodies should join hands in fighting cybercrimes and parents should produce children that they would be able to cater for. Based on the results, it was recommended that students should be encouraged to be upright in behavior and made to understand that there’s virtue in been honest, unemployment to a very great extent causes cyber-crimes. There is an urgent need for job creation in order to engage the idle but enlightened minds of youths in Nigeria. This strategy will boost the economy and also reduce cyber-criminality to the barest minimum, intervening socio-economic measures, such as social benefits for the youths (especially, the unemployed) should be put in place by the government. And agencies, such as the EFCC, put in place to eradicate the menace of fraudulent practices should be made truly independent of various political maneuverings in the country in order to enhance their performance.