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Attitude Of Senior Secondary School Teachers Towards Education Field Trip In Biology
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Statement of the problem
The urgent need for using fieldtrip as part of teaching pedagogy to make the teaching of biology more meaningful, pragmatic and comprehensible cannot be overemphasized. Recently, different reasons have been given for the fall in the quality of education in Nigeria. Thus, poor funding incompetence among teachers, poor service delivery among different educational bodies in Nigeria, poor maintainance culture and lack of enthusiasm or hesitation of teachers to embark on fieldtrip have constituted among other things to the problems confronting Nigeria system of education.(Nadelson,2012)
There are a number of implications for schools. Teachers feel constrained by administrative procedures but this needs to be balanced against consideration of the legal implications of “duty of care†student behavior needs to be balanced by accessibility to a range of teaching /learning strategies. There is a need for appropriate professional development and curriculum support materials. Other influences relate primarily to the teaching and learning outcomes, the influence of teachers past experiences, the support of members of the school community and the factors that facilitate or hinder teachers taking field trips. (Butter,2013)
It was against this background that the research intends to investigate the attitude of teachers toward education fieldtrip on Biology in Ilorin Metropolis.
Purpose of the study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the attitude of senior secondary school students and teachers toward educational fieldtrip on Biology in Ilorin Metropolis. Specifically, the purpose of this study is to:
1. Determine the extent to which the use of fieldtrip enhance educational performance
2. Determine the relationship between teachers attitude to fieldtrip and students academic performance in senior secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis.
3. Find out the influence of teachers attitude on fieldtrip and teaching methodology in biology in senior secondary schools in Ilorin Metropolis.
4. Examine the accessibility of teachers and students to fieldtrip in biology in Ilorin Metropolis.
Research Questions
The following research questions were raised to guide the study:
1. What are attitude of students towards fieldtrips?
2. What are attitude of teachers towards fieldtrips?
3. Do teachers attitude to fieldtrip enhance their students academic performance?
4. Do students attitude to fieldtrip enhance their academic performance?
5. What factors hinder the effectiveness of educational fieldtrip?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT The study investigated the attitude of senior secondary school teachers towards education field trip on biology in Ilorin metropolis. The researcher used simple random sampling techniques thirty schools were randomly selected as research subject. A questionnaire tagged,†school based attitude of senior secondary school teacher towards educational field trip†was one of the instruments used to gather information from the respondents. A series of interviews with 30 secon ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]APPENDIXUNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION.ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS QUESTIONNAIRES ON BIOLOGY FIELDTRIP Dear Sir/Ma,You are kindly requested to complete this questionnaire that is designed to elicit information on attitude of secondary school Teachers in biology fieldtrip. Your sincere and accurate responses to the question below will be highly appreciated and will be used strictly for research purpose. Thanks.SECTION APersonal information ... Continue reading---
Appraisal of Literature Reviewed - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Appraisal of Literature ReviewedThe reviewed literature have shown that the attitudes of senior secondary school teachers and students toward educational fieldtrip in biology is encouraging thereby enhancing the educational standard. It is not gainsaying to assert that fieldtrips were valuable for students cognitive and affective develop. It is important that schools recognize and support teachers in the use fieldtrip opportunities to facilities achievement of learning outcomes.Bezina (2014) pos ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Informal Learning EnvironmentEducational trips provide valuable educational opportunities ways from
the classroom, without using textbooks and other tools used in a normal
school setting. Students on Educational trip destination has staff
members who do hands-on teaching with visiting students, such as at a
science center or historical museum, the students will be excited to
learn from someone new. (Cunningham, 2010).Fun: No matter how much
students learn during a fieldtrip, their fa ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHOD This chapter is concerned with the description of the procedures used in gathering relevant data for the study. Specifically, it focuses on the following sub-headings:Research Design Sample and Sampling TechniquesResearch InstrumentValidation of the Instruments Procedure for Data Collection Method of Data AnalysisResearch Design The research type used for this study is descriptive design. This method allowed the researcher to make careful record of what was observ ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]From table 3, the calculated r value of 0.325 is greater than the table value 0.196 at 0.05 level of significance. The null hypothesis is therefore rejected. Hence, there is significant relationship between students attitude to fieldtrip and academic performance of students.Clerk (20120 confirmed that improved students attitude toward fieldtrip especially in science subjects enhance learning activity and ensure effective delutlery of educational products. Researches and global classrooms are rev ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Limitation of the studyThe study is limited to finding out the teacher attitude to educational fieldtrip in biology in some selected senior secondary school within Ilorin metropolis other local government area in the state are not reached due to time and fund constraintsSuggestion for further studiesBeside the attitude of teacher towards fieldtrips in senior secondary school in biology in Ilorin metropolis, other researchers many extend their finding to area like.i. Attitudinal dispositi ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAcademic Fieldtrip Policy (2012) understanding teachers perspective on fieldtrips united State. Brisbans publisher.Adewale, O.B (2011) Fieldwork and Science Teacher Lagos Emas PressAlasi, y (2012) Democracy and Education Ekiti. Yemon Publishers.Brecker, M (2015) Planning and Evaluation of Fieldtrip to Informal Learning Environment Lagos Area Publishers.Coffer, D.M (2013) The Importance of Fieldtrip a Biological Experience Journal of College of Science Teaching 16 (180)17-20Davidman, ... Continue reading---
