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Students Perception Of Practical Agricultural Science In Senior Secondary Schools In Ilorin West L.g.a. Kwara State
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CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
This chapter explained the procedure employed in carrying out the study. The methodology was discussed under the following subheadings:. Research Design Population of the Study, Sampling and Sampling Techniques Research Instrument, Validation of Instrument, Procedure for Data Collection and Data Analysis Techniques
Research Design
The research design used for this work is survey research. It is used in investigating the perception of secondary students towards practical agricultural science in Ilorin west Local Government Area of Kwara State. It involves an investigation on entire population of people on item by collecting data from samples drawn from population and assuming that these samples are true representative of the entire population.
Population of the Study
The population for this study include all the senior secondary school students offering agricultural science in Ilorin West Local Government of Kwara State. However the target population are all SS III agricultural science students in Ilorin West LGA Secondary schools
Sampling and Sampling Techniques
The sample for the study consist of four public senior secondary schools in Ilorin
West Local Government .The selected schools for the study were chosen using systematic random sampling techniques
Research Instrument
Questionnaires were the instrument used to collect the information from respondents. The questions were made up a four-point Likert scale items of strongly agree, Agree Disagree and Strongly disagree. Items on the questionnaire was designed in such a way that it provide answer to research questions and hypotheses which the study tested and answer respectively. Respondents were required to tick (  ) each item to indicate their opinion.
Validation of Instruments
The validity of the instrument was ascertain by given the questionnaire to lecturers in Science Education, Faculty of Education University of Ilorin, Kwara State, for any critiques and suggestion
Also, to ensure the reliability of the instrument, a test-retest method was employed, where the researcher administered the questionnaire twice at two weeks interval and the result was analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation.
Procedure for Data Collection
The researcher personally visited the schools where the study was carried out to solicit the official permission and assistance of the appropriate authorities before administering the questionnaire. One hundred questionnaire was personally distributed to students in the selected school with the cooperation of agricultural science teachers in each schools, eighty of the questionnaires was taken for analysis because some of the questionnaire were wrongly filled.
Data Analysis Techniques
The data collected for this study was analyzed using percentage to answer the research question while chi-square analysis was used to analyzed all the hypothesis. The hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study investigate students perception of practical agricultural science in senior secondary in Ilorin west LGA, Kwara StateThe population for this study is made up of all Agricultural science students. The instrument used for this study was research design questionnaire and responses were elicited for the research, random sampling method was used to sample students offering agricultural science from each of the four schools involved in the study. Four research question and hypotheses ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION QUESTIONNAIRE Students perception of practical agricultural science in senior secondary school in Ilorin west L.G.A kwara state.Dear respondent, This questionnaire is designed to help the researcher to have insight into secondary school students perception of practical agricultural science.The researcher will be highly delighted if you can tick (√) the correct information applicable to you, so as to enable him a ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page Certification DedicationAcknowledgements Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONBackground to the problem Statements of Problem Purpose of the Study Research Questions Research Hypotheses Scope of the Study Clarification of Major Terms and Variables Significance of the Study CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEWConcept of Agricultural Education Objectives and Contents of Agricultural Science Curriculum Empirical studies on stu ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Statements of ProblemThe role of Agriculture to a nation cannot be underestimate ranging from availability of crops and animals in market to food security among other. Agricultural science is a practical oriented subject, the approach to teaching of agricultural science in most secondary school is taught theoretically and has failed to make an impression on the society (Sekamu,2009). FRN (2009) pointed out that Nigeria schools should teach practical skills, knowledge and value which will help sc ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]This observation agrees with the views of Agwubuike (1985) that “the curriculum is adequate but what remained a significant shortcoming are the resources for its implementation. Ajaila (1985) in a study on The Educational resources for effective teaching of vocational agriculture in secondary schools†revealed that the nation is witnessing unprecedented high-level youth unemployment even with great number of students that offered agriculture in the school certificate examinations. Nw ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Research Question 3Does gender perception of practical agricultural science influence their choice of agricultural science as a career.From Table 3 ,35( 85%) of male and33( 82.5%) of female student agreed that their perception of practical agricultural science make them to aspire to read agricultural science and related courses in higher institution while 5(15%) and 7(17%) of male and female respectively disagreed with the statement, which is a indication that the way the student view agricult ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Conclusion Based on the findings of the study, the following are the major conclusion 1 Students in the study area have a positive perception towards practical agricultural science and that there was no significant difference between the perception of students toward practical agricultural science. ,2 Student positive perception towards practical agricultural science influence there aspiration to study agricultural science or it related field as a career after their secondary school education. ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Taylor, C. (2009). A good school for every child: How to improve our schools. Oxon: Routledge.Itodo, S. A. 2004. Practical Agriculture. Ibadan, Abbey CityPrinting Press.Ikoji,. C. N and Agwubike, C. C. (2006) problem facing new agricultural science teachers in Delta State. European Journal of Science Research. 18 (2): 229-237. Ikoji, C. N and Agwubike, C. C. (2007). Perception of head agricultural science teacher regarding problem and challenges of vocational agriculture delivery in secondary ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study investigate students perception of practical agricultural science in senior secondary in Ilorin west LGA, Kwara StateThe population for this study is made up of all Agricultural science students. The instrument used for this study was research design questionnaire and responses were elicited for the research, random sampling method was used to sample students offering agricultural science from each of the four schools involved in the study. Four research question and hypotheses ... Continue reading---
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