FACTORS AFFECTING THE TEACHING OF BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, ESAN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN EDO-STATE

Abstract

The study examined the factors affecting the teaching of Basic Science and technology in
Junior Secondary schools in Esan West Local Government Area in Edo-State. Specifically,
four objective guided this study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted.
Questionnaires were administered to collect data from students. The population of the study
covered the two hundred and twenty nine (229) junior secondary school teachers in the
sixteen (16) public secondary schools in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. A
self-developed questionnaire with 20-items was used to elicit information from respondents.
Data collected was analyzed with mean (X) and standard deviation (S.D). Findings from the
analyses showed that poor planning; inadequate funding and poor implementation can
affect the implementation of Basic Science in Junior Secondary schools in Esan West Local
Government Area of Edo-State. It was recommended that functional and well equipped
Basic Science and technology workshop should be provided in all private and public
schools. This will help to stimulate the interest of students and teachers towards the teaching
and learning of the subject in the schools.