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Students Perception Of Practical Agricultural Science In Senior Secondary Schools
[A CASE STUDY OF IFELODUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE]
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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 State The 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 hypothes ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ] ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Responses of students on their perception of practical agricultural Science Table 2: Responses on attitudinal differences between male and female senior secondary school students toward practical agricultural science Table 3: Student choice of career in agricultural science based on their perception. Table 4: Student response on their interest in practical agricultural science. Table 5: Comparison of male and female perception on p ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgements 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 Student ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Perception is derived from the Latin words perception or presidio
meaning the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory
information in order to represent and understand the environment
(Wikipedia, 2014). Perception refers to individuals view of level of
understanding of subject matter or things, an individual perception of
things will determine the type of attitude that will be put on.
According to Mukherjee (1998), the term attitude refers to one’s
feeli ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 10 ]Today about 60 percent of the Nigeria population is employed in
agricultural sector in one form or the other (Alkali 2010). This fact
has influenced the national policy and practice of the country. The
policy and objective are tailored toward self-sufficiency in
agricultural science. Agricultural Science is one of the vocational
subjects taught in senior secondary school in Nigeria. This is because
of its promising role in promoting self reliance through the provision
of employment ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREEMETHODOLOGYThis chapter explained the procedure employed in carrying out the study. The methodology was discussed under the following subheadings:. Research type, Population, Sampling and Sampling Techniques, Research Instrument, Validation of Instrument, Reliability of the Instrument, Procedure for Data Collection and Data Analysis Techniques Research Type The research type used for this work is descriptive research of the survey type. It is used in investigating the pe ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Summary of Major FindingsThe following are the major finding from this study: (1) The result of the findings showed that students have a positive perception of practical agricultural science (2) The result shows that students have a positive attitude toward practical agricultural science and no significant difference exist in attitudes of students toward practical agricultural science based on their gender.(3) The findings shows that students perception of agricul ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVEDISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSIntroduction The main focus of this study is to determine the perception of senior secondary school students toward practical agricultural science. Therefore this chapter focused on the discussion of findings, conclusion drawn from the findings and recommendation based on the major findingsDiscussionThe research findings showed that student had a positive perception of practical agricultural science, this findings was corroborated by findings ... Continue reading---
