Factors Militating Against the Use of Project Approach in Teaching Basic Science and Technology in Junior Secondary Schools in Kogi State.

Abstract

The study was designed to find out the factors that militate against effective use of project approach in teaching basic science and technology in Junior Secondary School in Kogi State. Two research questions guided the study and the survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised of the basic science and technology teachers and students in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) in Kogi State. Thirty (30) science teachers and300 students drawn from 30Junior Secondary Schools of Kogi state constituted the sample of the study. Two instruments (Questionnaires validation reliability) (r=0.84; r—0.82) were administered to the subjects. The data were analyzed using percentage and the result showed that the constraints can be classified into students, teachers, school authority, parents and government related factors. Recommendations were made based on the findings of this study which include that students should be encouraged to develop positive attitude toward project work and that teachers should be stimulating and full of knowledge facts to promote project work in Junior Secondary Schools.