THE STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OSISIOMA NGWA LGA OF ABIA STATE.

Abstract

A survey research design was used for the study.    The study was conducted in public secondary schools in Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State. The population of the study comprised of all the senior secondary school students in the government secondary schools in the Osisioma Ngwa LGA which is six thousand five hundred and thirty one (6531). A sample of one hundred and fifty (150) students was drawn from five (5) selected schools sampled out of the ten (10) government secondary school that were used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. One hundred and fifty (150) copies of the questionnaire were administered by the researcher with the help of some agric teachers to the respondents. The entire questionnaire was collected from the respondent after they have been completed. Data were analyzed using mean score. Findings shows that adequacy of facilities helps the students in understanding agricultural science concepts better and boost their performances in the subject, that students taught with adequate instructional materials in agric science perform better and are more enlightened on agric science processes. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended that teachers and students should develop a healthy attitude towards the teaching and learning of agricultural science in secondary school and Government should endeavor to provide all the needed agric facilities in schools for the proper teaching and learning of agricultural science.