Teachers’ Assessment of the Implementation of the Senior School Physics Curriculum in Osun State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated Physics teachers’ assessment of the implementation of senior school physics curriculum in Osun State, Nigeria. It examined the influence of their qualifications and experience on their assessment. The teachers were sampled from the 30 local governments in the state; 125 physics teachers were sampled with at least four physics teachers from each local government in Osun state. The instrument for the study was researcher-designed Teachers’ Assessment Questionnaire (TAQ) which consisted of 40 items to assess Nature, Objectives and Content of the Senior School Physics Curriculum. The items also assessed the instructional materials and instructional personnel available for the implementation of the Curriculum. The items were on 4point likert-type scale. Strongly agree (SA) +2, Agree (A) +1, Disagree (D) -1 and Strongly disagree (SD) -2. Two major research hypotheses were formulated and tested using t-test statistical analysis. Findings from the study showed that; there was no significant difference in teachers’ assessment of nature of physics based on teachers’ qualifications and experience; there was no significant difference in the assessment of content of physics curriculum based on teachers’ experience and qualifications but there was a significant difference in their assessment of the Objectives based on experience and qualifications. Also, no significant difference existed in the assessment of instructional materials available for the implementation of the Curriculum based on their experience and qualifications. There was a significant difference in their assessment of instructional personnel based on their qualification, but no significant difference existed based on their experience. It was therefore recommended that difficult and abstract contents of the physics curriculum be reviewed and every physics teacher should have access to physics curriculum for effective implementation of the stated objectives.

Keywords: Assessment, Implementation, Curriculum, qualification, experience.