PROBLEMS MILITATING AGAINST THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BASIC TECHNOLOGY IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

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This study investigated the problems militating against the effective teaching and learning of Basic Technology in selected Junior Secondary Schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo state. The purpose of carrying out this study includes to determine the factors
responsible for poor performance of students in Basic Technology, to assess the condition of services of technical teachers, to address the need for student's guidance and counseling in school, to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of basic technology teachers and to find out strategies that can be used to minimize the problems encountered in teaching and learning of basic
technology in junior secondary schools. The methodology employed for the study is the descriptive survey research design and the population of the study was made of selected junior secondary schools’ students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The instrument used for the collection of data was the questionnaire. The data were analyzed with simple percentage method. The findings of the study revealed that the altitudes of teachers and students, the lack of materials, poor workshop and inadequate workshop equipment’s has been a major effect on effective teaching and learning of basic technology in Junior Secondary Schools. The emendation was drawn base on the findings of the research
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