Assessement of the implementation of biology Curriculum in Senior Secondary schools in Osun State Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | OLUWAYEMISI, Adenike Bankole | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-10T12:40:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-10T12:40:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | XIV,117p | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the qualification of teachers implementing Biology curriculum in Senior Secondary Schools in Osun State. It assessed the availability and adequacy of instructional resources for the implementation of Biology curriculum in Senior Secondary Schools in Osun State and also assessed the teaching methodology used by Biology teachers in Senior Secondary Schools in the study area. These were with a view to providing information to educational stakeholders on the inherent challenges facing the implementation of Biology curriculum in Osun State. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population comprised all Senior Secondary School Biology teachers in Osun State. A total of eighty (80) Biology teachers constituted the study sample using simple random sampling procedure. Four Local Government Area (LGAs') were selected from two senatorial districts in Osun State using simple random sampling technique. Furthermore twenty schools were selected from each LGAs using simple random sampling technique. Two teachers were sample in each schools. One Biology teacher was selected using simple random sampling technique in each schools for the study. Two research instrument were used for the study namely; Biology Teachers Questionnaire Form (BTQF) which was used to gather information about the teachers demographic status and Biology instructional resources methodology observation checklist (BIRMOC) which was subject to two parts. The first section was used to collect information about the availability and adequacy of instructional resources in the study area while the other part was used to collect information about teachers compliance with the methodology listed in the Biology curriculum in the study area. The data gathered were analyze using descriptive statistics of frequency, average mean and percentages. The results revealed that Osun State Biology Teachers Implementing the Biology Curriculum are qualified to teach Biology and were licensed by Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). The findings also revealed that 53.1% of instructional resources was available in the study area and the level of adequacy of instructional resources was 36.1%. The study revealed that there is moderate level of adequacy and high level of availability of instructional resources in the study area. The study further revealed that 93.8% of Bilogy teachers complied with the appropriate methodologies stated or recommended in the curriculum to teach their topics. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher concluded that Biology teachers in the study area had a qualification that measure them up to the minimum requirement for implementing Biology curriculum in Osun State. The study also concluded that the level of availability of instructional resources was high and die level of adequacy was moderate in the study area. The study also concluded that the teachers implementing Biology curriculum are of high compliance to the recommended methodology listed in the Biology curriculum. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | BANKOLE,OA (2022)Assessement of the implementation of biology Curriculum in Senior Secondary schools in osun state Nigeria,Department of Science and Technology ,Faculty of Education ,Obafemi Awolowo university ,Ile Ife | |
| dc.identifier.other | ror.org/04snhqa82 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6847 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Department of Science and Technology, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife | |
| dc.title | Assessement of the implementation of biology Curriculum in Senior Secondary schools in Osun State Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Thesis |