Extent Of Curriculum Implementation Of Senior Secondary Schools Biology During The Era Of Insecurity In Anambra State

Abstract

The study investigated the extent of biology curriculum implementation during the era of insecurity in senior secondary schools in Anambra State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study, which was carried out in Otuocha Education Zone, four research questions guided the study, population consisted of 46 biology teachers in all the area. No sampling was done because of small population size. The instrument for data collection was a 37 item questionnaire which was constructed by the researchers,. The instrument was validated by two experts in the department of Biology and an expert from Measurement and Evaluation Department, Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. The reliability of the instrument was established using Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient which gave 0.63. The data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Results revealed among others, that biology teachers have the required competencies such as: Communication skills, human relation skills, computer literacy and ability to be creative and improve for the implementation of biology curriculum during the era of insecurity. Also, the study revealed that biology teachers used the required teaching strategies such as: Project method, demonstration method, and inquiry/discovery method for biology curriculum implementation in time of insecurity. Some problems such as: destruction of infrastructural facilities, disruption of school activities, exposure to physical harm and others were encountered by the biology teachers for implementation of biology curriculum in time of insecurity. The study revealed ways of enhancing these problems such as: educating the public on dangers of conflicts/communal crisis, and use of e-learning facilities. Based on the findings some recommendations were made among which that these government should ensure that conflicts, resolution are properly taught in schools.