IMPACT OF LABORATORY FACILITIES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO STATE
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The study focuses on the impact of laboratory facilities for effective teaching of biology in senior secondary schools in Edo state. To make this possible four purpose of study was raised to examine the impacts of the utilization of biology laboratory facilities
in senior secondary school students, wheather laboratory facilities are available for teaching, the impact of laboratory on student practical skills in biology among secondary school students and if biology student performs better in biology with laboratories facility in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted to accomplish the objectives of the study. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of the study consists of 212 teachers from 29 public secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State and 12 accessible respondents were selected as sample for the study using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire developed by the researcher and was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts from the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology. The reliability coefficient was 0.72 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha
correlation coefficient method. The study revealed that the impacts of biology laboratory facilities on senior secondary school students in Ovia North East Local Government Area is high and that Biology laboratory facilities available in secondary schools in Ovia north East is Low and that the impact of laboratory on student practical skills in biology among secondary school students is high. The study recommends among others that Principals should work hand in hand with parents, sponsors and other stakeholders in education to prioritize the provision of adequate laboratory facilities to ease the problems of inadequacy of
laboratories in public secondary schools and Biology teachers should be encouraged and motivated to use laboratories equipment’s more frequently
in senior secondary school students, wheather laboratory facilities are available for teaching, the impact of laboratory on student practical skills in biology among secondary school students and if biology student performs better in biology with laboratories facility in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted to accomplish the objectives of the study. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of the study consists of 212 teachers from 29 public secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State and 12 accessible respondents were selected as sample for the study using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire developed by the researcher and was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts from the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology. The reliability coefficient was 0.72 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha
correlation coefficient method. The study revealed that the impacts of biology laboratory facilities on senior secondary school students in Ovia North East Local Government Area is high and that Biology laboratory facilities available in secondary schools in Ovia north East is Low and that the impact of laboratory on student practical skills in biology among secondary school students is high. The study recommends among others that Principals should work hand in hand with parents, sponsors and other stakeholders in education to prioritize the provision of adequate laboratory facilities to ease the problems of inadequacy of
laboratories in public secondary schools and Biology teachers should be encouraged and motivated to use laboratories equipment’s more frequently
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