DIFFICULTY AREAS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY CURRICULUM THE PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN IKWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EBONYI STATE

📄 Project Abstract

This study identified difficult topics in senior secondary school biology curriculum. Biology students and teachers in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State of Nigeria were used for the study. Two research questions were formulated to guide the study. Two hundred students (200) and thirty (30) biology teachers formed the subjects of this study. There are twenty-two public secondary school in Ikwo Local Government Area out of which ten schools were selected for the study through simple random sampling technique. The researcher used mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and the result of the study showed that the students find most topics difficult. Revelation from the study shows that some topics were perceived difficult by the teachers. It recommended that more professionally qualified and experienced teachers be employed and sent to secondary schools. Also, teachers were advised to use appropriate teaching materials and teaching methods in order to encourag...