ASSESSMENT OF BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION IN LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study assessed the methodology used by teachers to teach Basic Science and Technology (BST) and determined the availability and adequacy of instructional resources and materials for the implementation of BST curriculum in lower primary schools in Ondo State. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised all lower primary schools Basic Science and Technology teachers in Ondo State. The sample for the study comprised of thirty-six (36) Basic Science and Technology teachers selected using simple random sampling technique. Thirty-six lower primary schools were selected for the study using multistage sampling procedure. The instruments for data collection in this study were Basic Science and Technology Curriculum Implementation Retrieval Sheet (BSTCIRS) and Basic Science and Technology Curriculum Instructional Resources Observational Checklist (BSTIROC). The instrument was validated by experts for its face and content validity. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and ratio. The result revealed that primary school teachers frequently adopt demonstration, discussion, play-way, pictorialteaching, activities-based, cooperative, learningbased and hands on methods. The percentage of each were 28(77.8%), 28(77.8%), 23(63.9%), 30(83.3%), 30(83.3%), 24(66.7%), 21(58.3%), 24(66.7%) and 22(61.1%) respectively for the teaching of BST in lower primary schools in the study area.