Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the influence of Biology teachers’ on academic performance of students in senior secondary schools in South-West Geopolitical zone, Nigeria. It was a descriptive research of the survey type in which simple random sampling technique was used to select 102 senior secondary schools in South-West zone, Nigeria. Two hundred and four (204) Biology teachers was involved in the study. The data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentages and t-test. These were used to answer the research questions and also test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that Biology teachers generally had positive influence on academic performance of students while there was no significant difference based on gender and years of teaching experience. It is recommended that the adequate instructional materials should be made available for Biology teachers to further enhance their positive influence on the students’ academic performance. Both male and female science teachers should be encouraged by provision of special incentive for improvement on their influence on students’ academic performance. Both less experienced and experienced Biology teachers should be encouraged to acquire more professional experience in order to improve more on their influence to students’ academic performance.
Highlights
Science is a systematic process of obtaining testable knowledge about nature and natural occurrence, utilizing careful observation and experimentation [9]
There is no significant difference in the influence of Biology teachers on academic performance of students based on their gender?
The null hypothesis 1 (Ho1), which states that there is no significant difference in the influence of Biology teachers’ on academic performance of students based on gender, is not rejected
Summary
Science is a systematic process of obtaining testable knowledge about nature and natural occurrence, utilizing careful observation and experimentation [9]. Biology deals with the study of all the varied aspects of living organisms It is one of the science subjects, offered by candidates sitting for the senior school certificate (SSC) ordinary level examinations. The position of biology in the education of secondary school students is to give the students the opportunity to manipulate and experiment with suitable equipment and materials This will prepare them for acquiring adequate laboratory and field skills in biology. “xxxx emphasized the crucial position of biology in the education of secondary school students is to give the students the opportunity to manipulate and experiment with suitable equipment and materials, to prepare them for acquiring adequate laboratory and field skills in biology [8]”. Material resources can substantially enable education to achieve its goals when the individualization of the learning materials in relation to their effectiveness is carefully considered [13]”
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