CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
This chapter presents the result and
the interpretation of the data collected for this study. The collective result
of the data of the items of the questionnaire will be analyzed with the
corresponding research question, tables of the Column heads, S/N, Item No, No.
of students, agree, agree%, disagree, disagree%. The column for the A and SA, D
and the SD of the questionnaire are grouped into Agree and disagree in the
corresponding research question tables using the responses gathered from the
hundred respondents in respect of each of the research questions.
Research question 1
How does the lack of qualified and
motivated teachers affect the teaching of biology in the secondary school?
Table II: ways
in which the lack of qualified and motivated teachers affect the teaching of biology
in the secondary schools.
|
S/N
|
Item Statement
|
No of respondents
|
A
|
A%
|
D
|
D%
|
|
1.
|
Inability of teacher to explain the lessons very well.
|
100
|
98
|
98%
|
2
|
2%
|
|
2.
|
Inability
to apply knowledge of biology in appropriate areas of life.
|
100
|
94
|
94%
|
6
|
6%
|
|
3.
|
Students loss of interest in biology
|
100
|
97
|
97%
|
3
|
3%
|
|
4.
|
Low practical knowledge of biology
|
100
|
94
|
94%
|
6
|
6%
|
|
5.
|
Tiring, owing to the volume and ambiguity
|
100
|
95
|
95%
|
5
|
5%
|
From table 2, 98% of the respondents agree that the inability of the teacher to
explain the lessons very well is one of the consequences of lack of qualified
and motivated biology teachers, while 2% disagree. 94% agree to inability to
apply knowledge of biology in appropriate area of life, while 6% disagree. 97%
agree to students loss of interest in biology, while 3% disagree. 94% agree to
low practical knowledge of biology, while 6% disagree. 95% agree to tiring
owing to the volume and ambiguity, while 5% disagree.
Consequently,
it is observed that all the items in table 2 are the ways in which lack of
qualified and motivated biology teachers affect the teaching of biology.
Research question 2:
Do methods and techniques
used in teaching biology in secondary school
Conform to what is required?
Table III: Conformity of teaching methods and techniques in teaching biology in
secondary school to what is required
|
S/N
|
Item statement
|
No of
respondents
|
A
|
A%
|
D
|
D%
|
|
|
1.
|
Not in Conformity
|
100
|
96
|
96%
|
4
|
4%
|
|
|
2.
|
Far from the requirement
|
100
|
94
|
94%
|
6
|
6%
|
|
|
3.
|
Connected properly
|
100
|
35
|
35%
|
65
|
65%
|
|
|
4.
|
Appropriate
|
100
|
32
|
32%
|
68
|
68%
|
|
|
5.
|
Out of place
|
100
|
97
|
97%
|
3
|
3%
|
|
Table 3 shows that 96%
agree that the teaching methods and techniques do not conform to what is
required, while 4% disagree. 94% agree that it is far from requirement, while
6% disagree. 35% agree that it connects properly, while 65% disagree. 32% agree
that it is appropriate while 68% disagree. 97% agree that it is out of place,
while 3% disagree.
From the available record,
it is evident that the method and techniques used in teaching biology in secondary
schools do not conform to what is required.
Research question 3:
Are there adequately
equipped biology laboratories to demonstrate the experiments outlined in the
subject’s scheme of work?
Table IV: Status of biology laboratory in secondary schools.
|
S/n
|
Item statement
|
No of respondents
|
A
|
A%
|
D
|
D%
|
|
1.
|
Biology Laboratory is adequately
equipped
|
100
|
21
|
21%
|
79
|
79%
|
|
2.
|
Biology laboratory is not
adequately equipped
|
100
|
66
|
76%
|
34
|
24%
|
|
3.
|
Biology laboratory is poorly
equipped
|
100
|
75
|
75%
|
25
|
25%
|
|
4.
|
No separate biology laboratory, but
joint science laboratory
|
100
|
72
|
72%
|
28
|
28%
|
|
5.
|
Separate biology laboratory
|
100
|
30
|
30%
|
70
|
70%
|
|
6.
|
No laboratory at all
|
100
|
54
|
54%
|
46
|
46%
|
As seen in table 4, 21% agree that
biology laboratory is adequately equipped, while 79% disagree. 66% agree that
biology laboratories is not adequately equipped, while 34% disagree. 75% agree
that biology laboratory is poorly equipped, while 25% disagree. 72% agree that
there is no separate biology laboratory, but joint science laboratory, while
28%disagree. 30% agree that there is separate biology laboratory, while 70%
disagree. 54% agree that there is no laboratory at all, while 46% disagree.
It is observed therefore that schools
lack adequately equipped biology laboratories
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