TEACHING BIOLOGY

The study Surveyed the Methods of teaching Biology in senior secondary schools in Benin City. Three (3) research questions were raised to guide the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consisted of five thousand six hundred and seventy eight (5,678) students in Benin City. Two hundred (200) students formed the sample of the study. They were randomly sampled to ensure fair representation. The instrument that was used for this study was a question naire titled, ‘Questionnaire on Survey of Methods of Teaching Biology in Senior Secondary Schools’ (QSMTB r=.82). Data obtained from the instrument were analyzed using frequency count, simple percentage, mean and standard deviation. Findings from the study revealed that Lecture, Discussion and Demonstration methods are the methods used by Biology teachers in teaching. Students perceive their Biology teachers’ teaching method as a factor affecting their interest to learn the subject. Students perceive their Biology teachers’ teaching method as a factor affecting their academic performance in the subject. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that teachers should use more of learner- centred methods rather than teacher- centred methods of teaching.