Resources for Teaching Secondary School Biology In Bayelsa State of Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the resource potentials for teaching secondary biology in Yenagoa and Ogbia Educational Zones of Bayelsa State. The survey design was adopted. Thirty four (34) secondary school biology teachers from sixteen schools from both private and public constituted the sample. They were randomly selected from the eighty two (82) biology teachers in these zones. Two instruments, namely; Resources for Teaching Secondary Schools Biology (RTSSB) and Biology Laboratory Checklist (BLC) were used to generate data for the study. The data was analyzed using simple percentages and numerical values. The findings indicated that resources for teaching biology were lacking or insufficient on the basis of which recommendations were made for the provision of both material and human resources for effective teaching of biology at the secondary school level.

Keywords: Survey, Sustainable Development, Professional organization, Human resources.