Assessment of Resources for Physics Teaching in Nigerian Senior Secondary Schools
Akinbobola, Akinyemi Olufunminiyi, Ph.D*, Bada, Abiodun Adekunle, Ph.D
Citation : Akinbobola, Akinyemi Olufunminiyi, Bada, Abiodun Adekunle, Assessment of Resources for Physics Teaching in Nigerian Senior Secondary Schools International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2019, 6(8) : 1-13.
The study assessed the resources for Physics teaching in public and private senior secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A total of 60 Physics teachers took part in the study. The instrument used for collecting data was Resources for Physics Teaching Questionnaire (RPTQ) with internal consistency of 0.81 using Cronbach Alpha. The results showed that, majority of the Physics teachers available in senior secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria are qualified to teach Physics but the numbers are not adequate. The results also indicated that, there are more qualified Physics teachers and laboratory facilities in public schools than private schools. Also, laboratory facilities for the teaching of Physics are not adequate in number for effective teaching of Physics. It is recommended among other that, more resources (human and non-human) should be provided by government, philanthropists and non-governmental organisations in order to boost effective teaching and learning of Physics in Nigeria.