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Identification Of Difficult Teaching And Learning Topic In Junior Secondary
School Integrated Science And Computer Science Curriculum In Nigeria (A Case
Study Of JSS 3 Curricular)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Title page -
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Approval page
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Certification
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Acknowledgement
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Table of content -
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Abstract
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Chapter One:
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INTRODUCTION
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Background of the study -
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Statement of Problem -
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Purpose of the study
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Significance of the study
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Scope of the study
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Research questions
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Chapter Two:
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REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE
History of Secondary Education in Nigeria and Science
And Technology of integrated Science and Computer
Science
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Difficult Concepts Perceived by Teachers and Learners
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Causes of Difficulties in the Teaching and Learning of
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Causes of Poor Attitude of Students towards Academic
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Chapter Three: METHODOLOGY
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Design of the study
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Area of the study
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Population of the study -
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Sample and Sampling Techniques
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Instrumentation -
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Validity of the Instrument
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Administration of the Instrument
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Method of Data Analysis
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Chapter Four:
DATA PRESENTATION AND RESULTS
Data Analysis
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Chapter Five:
DISCUSSION OF RESULT, CONCLUSION AND
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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Discussion of the Research Findings
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Education Implication Finding
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Recommendations
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Suggestion for further Studies
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References
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Appendix II
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of the Study
The period from mid 1968 to mid 1970 in the life of the Science
Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) was characterized by
boisterous activity in the review of the curriculum, Gbamanja (1991).
Subject committee were setup to consider both the changing needs of
Nigerian pupils and international trends in their respective disciplines
and drawing on their teaching expertise, to propose detailed guidelines
for future science teaching.
The preliminary effort towards integrated science began with
STAN committees working on separate disciplines of physics,
chemistry and biology. In terms of these other subjects, which are
integrated science and computer science, there has been some
difficulties in the teaching and learning of topics in the junior secondary
because of some problems that has face them in the system. These
are some of the problems; lack of materials is also one of the major
problems facing the junior secondary school, for examples textbook,
workbooks for practical etc. Like for the part of the computer science
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after learning without practical with the computer machine, it will be
difficult for the students to really understand it.
the teacher’s
guidelines will also help, because it helps the teachers to know what to
do in any particular session and how to follow it.
Integrated science is a science subject, which is all about
practical and also is divided into three major branches, which are
Biology, Chemistry and Physics, these particular subjects make up
what we call integrated science in the junior secondary school levels.
Also poor attitude of the students also is one of the problems that
contribute in the difficult teaching and learning of topics in the junior
secondary schools, because some students due to their poor attitude
in that particular can bring about poor performance in the subject,
thereby making the students not to understand the subject. Non-use
of instructional materials also contributes to the difficult and learning
topics in junior secondary schools integrated science and computer
science, it makes the students performance very poor in terms of their
junior secondary schools certificate examination in the system.
In this particular research, they researchers would wish to find
out if lack of students attitude towards integrated science and
computer science can cause the difficult teaching and learning topics
in the junior secondary school integrated science and computer
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science in the system.
Whether lack of the use of instructional
materials in the teaching and learning of integrated science and
computer science can also be the causes of difficult in the teaching
and learning of integrated and computer science, finally, whether lack
of proper teaching method can also cause the difficult in the teaching
and learning of topics in the junior secondary school integrated
science and computer science.
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Statement of Problems
The identification of difficult teaching and learning topic in the
junior secondary school integrated science and computer science has
been a problems to many teaching and learning topics in the both
subjects, like Ochoha (1996) the research carried out by Odo (1995)
and Onah (1997) maintain that student who enter for integrated
science and computer science in the junior secondary school
certificate examination perform very poor in this particular subject, it is
because of some factors, which contribute to the poor standard of the
students. These are some of the factors that contributed, first we have
to identify the environmental factor, which also is one of the most
important problem in the area of teaching and learning in the both
subjects in the system, because some of the environments where
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these students study are not good for learning and because of that it
makes the teaching and learning difficult for both the teachers and the
students.
Also there is also other important factor, which is poor
attitude of teachers towards the teaching of integrated science and
computer science and the poor attitude of students towards the
subjects and some people like Okoro (1990), Okafor (1986) and Elechi
(1993) say that one of the factors is lack of trained teachers in the
system in integrated and computer science, other still say that one of
the factors to be identified is non use of instructional material in the
teaching and learning process of these particular topics in integrated
science and computer science.
On the other hand, Ugwu (1996)
pointed out that due to these particular factors it has made the
performance of the students in the junior secondary school to perform
poor in the system, specially the junior secondary school certificate
examination, students during the class three examination in the junior
levels.
In the junior secondary school, class three, if this identifies
factors should be looked into; it will enhance the teaching and learning
of the topics in the system.
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Purpose of the Study
Students attitude towards integrated science and computer
science is the cause of difficulties in teaching and learning of
difficulties in teaching and learning of topics in integrated
science and computer science in the J.S.S 3 classes.
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To also see if lack of trained teachers is responsible for the
difficult in teaching and learning of topics in integrated science
and computer science in J.S.S 3 classes.
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To find out if lack of the use of instructional materials in the
teaching of integrated science and computer science cause
the difficult in the teaching and learning of topics in integrated
science and computer science in J.S.S 3 classes.
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To find out if the environmental factor is responsible for the
difficult in teaching and learning of topics in the J.S.S 3
classes.
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And to find out whether lack of proper teaching methods is the
cause of difficult in the teaching and learning of topics in the
both subjects in J.S.S 3 classes.
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Significance of the Study
The finding of this study if applied should point out some of the
or identify some of the difficulties in teaching and learning topics in the
junior secondary school integrated science and computer science, and
also things that can enhance the teaching and learning of topics in the
integrated science and computer science in the JSS3 classes.
The finding of the study will help the educational administrators
in policy formulation and provide them with the true factors responsible
for the difficulties in these various topics in the teaching and learning of
integrated science and computer science in the system.
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enable the educational administrators and planners in formulating the
policy on curriculum development in the teaching and learning of
integrated science and computer science in the junior secondary
schools.
The findings of this particular study if applied will highlight and
identify the difficulties in teaching and learning of topics in the both
subjects, like for integrated science, topics like reproduction, cells in
animals and plants, mechanics and properties of matter, energy,
momentum, force, Newtons, Motion, friction e.t.c these are all in
integrated science, while in computer science we have topics like
internet programming languages, visual programming, algorithm and
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flowchart, the Qbasic character set, Qbasii operators expressions and
statement, starting processing and library functions, transfer of
execution and looping structures e.t.c.
Also the finding will allow the teachers to assess their method of
teaching in integrated science and computer science.
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Scope of the Study
This study covers the findings of identifying the difficulties in
teaching and learning in integrated science and computer science in
the junior secondary school, especially junior secondary school class
three (3). Such difficulties are very important in term of studies in the
junior secondary school, that is to say that both subject have
encountered so much difficulties in terms of its studies in the system
such difficulties include poor attitude of students towards the both
subject this particular has contributed a lot in terms of difficult in the
both subjects because of the student no zeal, it makes them have poor
attitude towards the both subjects in the system.
Lack of trained
teachers, this is also other important factor that bring about poor
performance of students in these both subjects, because when a
teacher is properly trained, he or she will be ready to give out the best
to the students, but if he or she is not properly trained, it will affect the
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students negatively in the system thereby trained, it will affect the
students negatively in the system thereby bringing about poor
performance of the students in their various levels of the junior
secondary school classes in the system. Non – use of instructional
materials, this also bring about poor performance in terms of learning
and teaching of integrated science and computer science, because
without the materials been provided, it will make the students lack so
many things like in terms of the practical aspect of the both subjects,
etc.
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Research Questions
To what extent does lack of use of instructional materials in
integrated science and computer science, brought difficulties
in teaching and learning of topics in these both subjects in the
system?
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To what extent does student’s attitude bring about difficulties
in the teaching and learning of topics in integrated science
and computer science in the J.S.S3 classes?
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To what extent does lack of trained teachers in integrated
science and computer science bring about difficulties in
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teaching and learning topics in the both subjects in the junior
secondary school class 3?
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To what extent has lack of proper teaching method in
integrated science and computer science, bring about in the
teaching and learning of topics in the both subjects in the
J.S.S 3 in particular in the system.
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To what extent has lack of non-use of instructional materials
in integrated science and computer science, bring about in
the teaching and learning topics in the both subjects in the
junior secondary school class 3?
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