ATTENTION:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n BEFORE YOU READ THE ABSTRACT OR CHAPTER ONE OF THE PROJECT TOPIC BELOW, PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW.THANK YOU!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n YOU CAN GET THE COMPLETE PROJECT OF THE TOPIC BELOW. THE FULL PROJECT COSTS N5,000 ONLY. THE FULL INFORMATION ON HOW TO PAY AND GET THE COMPLETE PROJECT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. OR YOU CAN CALL: 08068231953, 08168759420<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n WHATSAPP US ON 08137701720<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n IMPEDIMENT TO THE ACQUISITION OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHAPTER ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Background of The study<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All over the world, the importance of agricultural science education as an instrument of nation building and national development cannot be over-emphasized. It is based on this axiom that Nigeria as a sovereign nation requires excellent qualified teacher and teaching aids in the students understanding of the need to effect a change in National Development through the teaching and learning of agricultural science education in the senior secondary schools preferably those in SS1 to SS3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There has also been a traumantic growth in commerce and industry since independence which invariably calls for specialized and qualified manpower to make the various aspects of the economy become imperative. This lead to the introduction of agricultural science education as a separate subject of study in the new National policy of education. Agricultural science education subject was also included in the curriculum that is geared towards producing a group of people who can study and improve the structure of Nigerian Economy. Agricultural science education as a field of study provides individuals with sound knowledge on how to be self-employed and better the lots of people in his or her own society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Profoundly, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, there has been a lot of factors militating against the teaching and learning of agricultural science education in the secondary schools, which invariably calls for the study of this research work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consequent upon this foregoing therefore, we can briefly look at the word \u201cteach and teaching\u201d. The Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary 6th<\/sup> edition (2001:1220), defined the word teach to mean a given lesson to students in a schools, colleges, universities, etc to make somebody learn something by giving information about it to show somebody how to do something so that they will be able to do it by themselves. Lark (1995), also sees teaching as the interaction between a teacher and student under the teacher\u2019s responsibility in order to bring about the expected change in the students\u2019 behaviour. Alaezi (1990:1), describes teaching as the business of all those involved in the act of changing human behaviour and transformation of society for better, particularly when their actions render them perceptibly significant respectable and recognizable to others because of the consequences they accomplish and the unique manner they do them. He emphasized that a teacher must possess knowledge and method of imparting it that could bring about positive change in learners attitude or behavior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Mukherjee, (2002), learning is seen as an inference from some performance of the organization resulting in an enduring change of behaviour. Hengenhan, (1982), defined learning as a relatively permanent change in behavioural potentiality that occurs as a result of reinforced practice. Also, Omebe, (2001:5) defined learning as a change in behaviour that is as a result of experience and which cause people to understand situation differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is therefore, a great concern in this regard to give absolute attention to the quality and the numbers of the teachers we have in the secondary schools to enable us achieve and attain the goals for which these secondary schools were established without any impediment or hampering this purpose. Hence, being properly trained as a professional teacher and having a sound knowledge of what to teach is the most vital prerequisite for a good qualified teacher. Unqualified teachers in our secondary schools today in teaching of agricultural science education have acted persistently as canker-worm devouring the efforts of achieving the educational objectives for this subject. It is observed that a person can never give out what he does not have. Nwanna (1968) said that the personality of teachers has significant influence on student\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The proper application of teaching materials is very important in the effective studying of agricultural science education. The quality of the teaching materials used in teaching and learning appear to affect greatly the teaching and learning of agricultural science education. According to Okorita (2004), there is urgent need to provide the schools with facilities and materials so as to boost the teaching and learning which will call for education for all the year 2010. Writing further, he attributed the largely factors affecting the teaching and learning of agricultural science education in secondary schools to lack of adequate facilities and teaching materials in the school surrounding which could have facilitated the teaching of the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In teaching agricultural science education, methodology is a veritable tool for the conveyance of the principles or theories of agricultural science education as well as materials to the students for the achievement of the goals of that institution. According to Ali (2001), says \u201cmethodology uses materials in an instructional setting to send the principles (knowledge) which could be the cognitive, the affective and the psychomotor aspect of the school\u2019s curriculum.\u201d Ugwu (2001), emphasized the essentiality for a teacher to select most effective method amongst other for a given purpose, if he must satisfy the learners need to know and his desire to participate actively in the instructional process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The interest and attitudes of teachers and students over teaching and learning of agricultural science education in secondary schools are of great effects. Onyeji (2000), of his view that the teacher\u2019s attitude discourages and scares away students from studying the subject. This is so, if the students are not properly guided, they become scared of the teachers and the subject resulting in lack of interest and the student\u2019s performance tend to be poor since effective teaching do not take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statement of The Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Agricultural science education is being taught in secondary schools in Izzi Local Government Area and it has been observed that students performed poorly in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination which formed the problem of the study. In that, it has been observed that there are lots of factors militating against the effective teaching and learning of agricultural science education in secondary schools which include lack of qualified teachers, lack of instructional materials, poor methodology of teaching, attitudes and interest of teachers and students in teaching and learning of agricultural science education, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purpose of The Study<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The general purpose of the study is to identify the factors affecting the effective teaching and learning of agricultural science education in secondary schools in Izzi Local Government Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The study is specifically designed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Significance of The Study<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This study will help to make our educational administrators to see the need to have qualified agricultural science education teachers if not available to handle the subject and effectively for the benefits of the students and society at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It will also helps to sensitize the educational administrators to appreciate the need to make available the necessary materials, examples chalkboard, graph, audio-visual materials, etc that will enhance effective learning of agricultural science education if they are not available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This study will if need be direct the agricultural science education teachers\u2019 attention to the need for them to adopt more appropriate teaching method in order to bring about the above mentioned desirable experience in the learners. This study will have a great significant to economists for formulation and evaluation of their plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It will be useful to learners to identify the factors affecting the teaching and learning of agricultural science education. It will help to identify the factors affecting the teaching and learning of agricultural science education. It will help to produce sound agricultural science education students that will function well in the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This work will serve as a source of encouragement to students and teachers that will come across it. It is hoped that the findings of this study would also form the basis for further research work by future researchers on this issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research Question<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The following research questions guided this research work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scope of The Study<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The study deals with the factors affecting the effective study of agricultural science education in secondary schools in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. 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