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Effect Of Availability Of Equipment On Students’ Performance In Foods And Nutrition
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1.2Statement of the problem
It is apparent
that there is astronomical decline in students academic performances in
Nigerian Secondary schools and this has been of much concern to the
government , parents, teachers and stakeholders. The quality of
education not only depends on teachers as reflected in the performance
of their duties, but also in the effective utilization and deployment of
instructional materials and equipment, which are pivotal to achieving
greater performance.
The extent to which leaving could be enhanced
depends largely on the available and effective use of equipment,
especially in such vocational subject as Foods, Nutrition, Home
Economics and Basic Technology and so on (Chukwuka 2013).
The problem
of the present study is to investigate the effect of using improvised
equipment in the teaching of Food and Nutrition in secondary schools and
its implication academic performance. Therefore the researcher ‘s
priority is to determine whether non-availability of equipment
constituted the problem affecting the academic performance in Foods and
Nutrition.
1.3Research questions
1 What impact does the use of
equipment has on students’ academic performance in the teaching of Foods
and Nutrition in Nigeria secondary schools?
2 Does the
exposure of students to the use of these equipment facilitates
comprehensive learning and thereby stimulate their interest in the
subject?
3 How often does student academic performance
correlates with the use of or availability of equipment in terms of
external examination e.g. WAEC OR NECO?
4 Students’ academic performance has no bearing on the use or availability of Foods and Nutrition equipment?
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Does the teacher’s experience alone have any significant input in
academic performance of students in Foods and Nutrition aside the use of
equipment in the teaching of Foods and Nutrition?
6 Will a
teacher perform better without the use of equipment in teaching Foods
and Nutrition and what impact will that have on students’ academic
performance?
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The study sought to
investigate the extent to which the availability of equipment in the
teaching of Foods and Nutrition has on students academic performance .
Specifically, the purpose of this study is to;
1.Det ermine the extent to which teaching materials and equipment affect students’ performance
2.Identify
challenges to effective implementation of Foods and Nutrition
curriculum in some seconday schools offering the subject in Surulere
Local Government
3.Determine the strategies that can be employed to deal with these challenges.
1.5 Hypothesis
Hypothesis one
There is no relationship between availability of equipment on student academic performance
Hypothesis two
There is no significant between student academic performance and teachers’ proficiency in teaching of Foods and Nutrition.
1.6 Significance of the the study
In
an attempt to improve the teaching of Foods and Nutrition as well as
vocational subjects in Lagos state secondary schools and make the
learning of Food and Nutrition as well as vocational subjects more
attractive to students, this study makes the following important
contributions to knowledge and education. Firstly, [this study provides
Food and Nutrition educators, curriculum planners and government with
detailed information about the actual picture of Food and Nutrition
teaching and learning, and educational practices in Lagos State schools
and ways of improving the situation. This in turn can help in planning
and formulating further policies for Food and Nutrition education in
Lagos State. Secondly, the study also opens avenues for further research
in the area based on the knowledge gaps other scholars will have found.
1.7 Limitations
The
participants in the study are a sample of Food and Nutrition teachers
teaching in one education district in Zimbabwe, and thus, are not
representative of all Food and Nuthtion teachers throughout the country.
A larger sample representative of all education districts, schools and
teachers that offer Food and Nutrition in the country would be
recommended.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The main purpose of this study was to identify the effect of availability of equipment on students’ performance in Foods and Nutrition. The research is imperative in that the findings of the study will assist government and other key stakeholders in education to provide support towards the implementation of Foods and Nutrition curriculum focused on the identified critical challenges.The study adopted the descriptive survey research design in which 8 schools selected through purposive samp ... Continue reading---
