» Abstract This study investigated the effect of Four Mode Application Techniques (4MAT) on achievement, retention and multiple intelligences of students with different learning styles. To guide the study, nine research questions were posed and nine hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05% pr…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Teacher quality is widely believed to be important for effective teaching. Teacher quality is often associated with the teacher’s characteristics. The quality of education depends on the teachers as reflected in the performance of their duties. Overtime pupil&rsquo…Continue Reading »
» A SURVEY ON THE INFLUENCE OF FIELD TRIP IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Biology is an important scientific topic taught in Nigerian senior secondary schools in both English and Hausa. Biology education's goals, according …Continue Reading »
» AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF ICT IN TEACHING BIOLOGY IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Biology is a subject that receives a great deal of attention. Its comprehension necessitates a well balanced secondary school education. Biology as a school topic…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The characteristics in today's education seem to be discipline centered, teacher centered, and student learning appears to be only passive surface learning. A large body of data has been documented to support the idea that in discipline centere…Continue Reading »
» AN EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFICULT BIOLOGY TOPICS AND ITS EFFECT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Individual and social progress are still based on science and technology. Because of…Continue Reading »
» AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF FIELD TRIP STUDIES ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Of Study Field trips are an important part of standards based classroom instruction; they are not a distinct activity, but rather a natural extension of classroo…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary (2018) defines "issues" as anything that is difficult to successfully manage or comprehend. Practical, as defined by the Oxford advanced student dictionary (2018), is an ideal approach or plan of action …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Science provides a collection of information that may be used to many types of human, material, and environmental problems. It may also be divided into two broad complimentary modes: the acquisition of information about the natural world via explo…Continue Reading »
» EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS PERCEPTION ON DIFFICULT TOPICS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY CURRICULUM CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Science itself is an organized body of knowledge in form of concepts, laws, theories and generalizations. Science according to Urevbu (2…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The processes of teaching and learning are very important at all stages of educational growth. They are the key to an individual's success and advancement if they are properly planned and directed. As a result, in order to improve the …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The finest legacy a nation can leave to its population, particularly the youth, is education. This is because each nation's or community's growth is dependent on its young. Education aims to build a well integrated individual who can fit into soci…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Biology is the science of living things among which human has the strongest place. Biological sciences stimulate human interest to find the truth with an intellectual rigor therefore has an important cultural and educational fun…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study In the twenty first century, the term "technology" is an important issue in many areas, including education. This is because, in the majority of countries, technology has become the dominant mechanism of knowledge transfer. Nowadays, technological…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Fundamental research in scientific education and cognitive science focuses on how individuals acquire science and apply it in their everyday lives. Scientific inquiry is the basic mechanism through which scientific information is obtained in sc…Continue Reading »
» RELATIVE EFFECTS OF TEACHER CENTRED AND STUDENT CENTRED INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE IN BIOLOGY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The relationship between humans and the environment is as old as humanity itself. Since his emergence on Earth, man ha…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Biology is a natural science branch that studies living organisms, including their structures, functions, evolution, distribution, and interrelationships. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2009 edition). Biology holds a uniq…Continue Reading »
» THE EFFECT OF UTILIZING BIOLOGY TEACHING AIDS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Science has made several contributions to the realization and growth of the modern world, and it has been credited with laying the groundwork for technolog…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Biology is a natural science concerned with life on Earth. How the world is organized, how it operates and what these functions are, how it evolves, how life originated, and how living things interact with one another and their surroundings (Umar,…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Several nations across the world have a strong desire to achieve and sustain national development. This can only occur if such nations devote their resources to the advancement of science and technology. Science is a means of thinking about nat…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Education is connected to an individual's well being and chances for improved living and plays a critical part in the development of human capital. It ensures the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable individuals …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In a variety of ways, a child's existence revolves around his or her family. A home or all those who dwell in a house, such as parents and children, constitute a family. When a child is born, the first contact(s) he or she has with the outs…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Biology, as a study of life and living things, must be taught not just conceptually but also practically in order for it to be useful and to build the groundwork for scientific and technological advancement. Erickson (2005) stated that in order…Continue Reading »
» AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF ICT IN TEACHING BIOLOGY IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Biology is a subject that receives a great deal of attention. Its comprehension necessitates a well balanced secondary school education. Biology as a school topic ma…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Education is a preparation for life. This is related to the acquisition of skills to earn a living. Today as always, the definition of education is the ever change and increasing in scope. Our schools are confronted with new pressures aris…Continue Reading »
