PERCEIVED PROBLEMS MILITATING AGAINST EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS IN UMUAHIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ABIA STATE

Abstract

The study evaluate the perceived problems militating against effective teaching and learning of secondary school Physics in Umuahia North LGA, Abia State. Three research questions with corresponding hypotheses guided the study. The sample size comprised 100 SSII Physics students sampled from three senior secondary schools in the study area. Data were collected using questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while a t-test was used to test the hypotheses. The result on the perceived problems affecting the use of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of physics, revealed that there are instructional material problems affecting the teaching and learning of physics in secondary schools with a grand mean of 3.71. The result on the perceived teacher-related problems affecting the teaching of physics in secondary schools, indicated a grand mean value of 3.28. The result on the perceived time-related problems affecting the teaching of physics in secondary schools showed that there are time-related problems affecting the teaching and learning of physics in secondary schools, with a grand mean of 2.90. The study concluded that the perceived problems militating against the teaching and learning of Physics includes instructional material problems, teacher-related problems, and time-related problems. The study recommends that the government should provide adequate instructional materials in secondary schools, and workshops and seminars should be organized by the government and school administrators on the use of instructional materials in teaching and learning.