Uyi-Osaretin S. I

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the perception of students towards the study of Biology Education in the University of Benin. The population of the study consisted of all Biology Education students in the University of Benin from 100 level to 400 level. Twenty-five students were randomly selected from each level. Four research questionnaires were raised to guide the study. The instrument used for carrying out this study was a questionnaire. The instrument was validated by two lecturers in faculty of Education as well as the project supervisor. The questionnaires were a ministered to the students and collected by the researcher. The data collected was analyzed using simple percentage, frequency count and mean score. The result from the analysis revealed that students think Biology Education is not applicable to other course area, difference in gender do not play a role on how students perceive the study of Biology, most students think the study of Biology Education will place them below societal class hence students do not feel motivated when studying the course, lecturers teaching styles do not address students learning styles. Based on these findings, the following recommendations are made: The government should invest more in education by increasing the salaries of the teachers in other to encourage more students to take teaching as a first choice and serve as a positive intrinsic motivation for students to study Biology Education, Provision of more facilities in laboratories because Biology majorly deals with practicals and students should experiment more in the laboratories by doing this, biological concepts becomes more real and interesting to students.