Comprising of the Area of Subject Specialization and School type of science teachers’ attitude toward science teaching in Senior secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAbidoye, Florence Omosholape
dc.contributor.authorOlorundare, Adekunle. Solomon
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-25T08:02:24Z
dc.date.available2024-04-25T08:02:24Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAtitude is a point of view about a situation; it is a way of thinking .ll is an inward feeling expressed by outward behaviour: It has implications for the learner, the teacher and the social group with which the individual learner relates. Attitudes are formed as a result of certain kinds oflearning experiences or even be learned simply by following the example or opinion of aparent,teacher or friend. The objective of this study was to assess science teachers' attitude towards science teaching in senior secondary schools in Ekiti State. Specifically, the study compared the attitude of science teachers towards science leaching on the basis of their: areas of subject specialization and school type. It was a descriptive research of the survey type in which simple random sampling technique was used to select 80 science teachers from both public and private secondary schools in Ekiti State. A questionnaire instrument adapted from Attitude Scale towards Teaching Profession (ASTTP) was used for the data collection. Data description and inferential statistics (t-test and ANOVA) were used to answer the research questions and also test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that science teachers generally had positive attitude towards science teaching(i-15.31 atp<0.05) There was no significant diference in the attitude of the science teachers towards science teaching on the basis of on their areas of subject specialization. There was how ever asignificant dijfference in the attiude of science teachers towards science teaching based on school type(1=-0.99atp>0.05).tis recommended that adequate instructional materials should be made available to science teachers to further enhance their positive attitude towards teaching. These teachers should be trained and retrained in their areas of subject specialization for an improvement in their attitude.
dc.identifier.citationSubject specialization, School type, science Teachers' attitude, science teaching, senior secondary schools
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12913
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFUOYE Journal of Education. Faculty of Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Nigeria
dc.relation.ispartofseries1 (2) ; 129-133.
dc.titleComprising of the Area of Subject Specialization and School type of science teachers’ attitude toward science teaching in Senior secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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