Provision and Management of School Plant as a Correlate of Science Students Academic Performance

Abstract

The current trend in the development of science and technology which cut across medicine, engineering, telecommunication, nano science, security, architecture, manufacturing, security, media  and environmental science calls for a serious review of the effectiveness and efficiency of educational institution in an attempt to inculcate scientific knowledge and skills in Nigeria. Equally worrisome is that the budgetary allocation by successive governments in Nigeria to education is depreciating when people are beginning to appreciate the importance of education especially in Northern Nigeria. This study therefore sought to establish the relationship between provision and management of school plants and science student academic performance in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, Nigeria. The research employed survey/ descriptive method and questionnaire to gather information from ten Secondary Schools. T-test and percentages were used to analyze the data and the result shows that performance of students in private schools are better than those from public schools. A major implication is that provision and management of school plants should be upgraded to cater for modern advancement in science and technology as public schools bear the burden of population explosion which make enrolment into the schools to be on the  rise.

Keywords: Amortal, Rapid economic growth, Rapid educational growth, School plants and Standard educational product