THE EFFECT OF TEACHING AIDS ON PUPILS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BASIC SCIENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of teaching aids on pupils academic performance in Basic Science in primary school in Yewa South Local Government Area, of Ogun State. The survey designed was used for the study, one hundred (100) respondent randomly selected through simple random sampling technique was used to get relevant data needed for the study. Result from the study shows that Basic Science is a compulsory subject and the use of relevant teaching aids cannot be over emphasized. The teaching aids could be in the form of visual, audio, audio-visual; it reveals the teacher confound interest in the use of teaching aids to teach Basic Science, it will also aid better performance of pupils in Basic Science. The study recommended, organizing relevant work shop and seminars for science teachers to keep them abreast of new technology related to teaching of Basic Science, it also encourages supervision of teachers on the use of relevant teaching aids while teaching.

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Basic science is a branch of science that involves the fundamental system of acquiring knowledge using observations and experiments to describe and explain natural phenomena. Basic science is referred to as a type of science where emphasis is places on the unity of science and it is the only way of teaching science in such a way as the present scientific ideas as unified whole (Wikipedia, 2014). Science was included in the primary school curriculum in (1999) as one of the three subjects in the area of social, environmental and scientific education (SESE).Although some focus on elementary science had been included in the (1971) curriculum for pupils. The (1999) curriculum is significantly more comprehensive than the previous one in a number of respects. The study of Basic science and technology has been applied as very relevant to the survival and progress of the human race. This chain strongly supported by the place of science and technology in the education pre-process. The educational system of all nation include element of science and technology at all levels.

As bodies of knowledge, there are acceptable methods through which skills in them can be acquired. The Nigeria government, through it policy on education, very well supports the teaching and learning of science and technology in the primary school level of education. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY “SCIENCE” and “TECHNOLOGY” are related to each other aer the research in science, technology came into existence by Akinola (2009). When we are talking about science it goes a long way with Technology, because they are vice-visa. “Science” would be incomplete without “Technology” on this note we can say that “Science” is the head while “Technology” is the body.