Research Papers/Topics in Biology Education

EFFECT OF BIOLOGY PRACTICAL ON THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY IN ENUGU STATE (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT This project work was carried out to determine the effect of biology practicals on the secondary school students academic performance in biology in Enugu State (A case study of Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State). The long held notion is that practicals offer students a more realistic experience in sciences but Hunetta (2008), reported that some educators have begun to question seriously the effectiveness and the role of laboratory work. They opined that practical meth...

IDENTIFICATION OF TEACHING TOPIC IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE A CASE STUDY OF SENIOR SECONDARY TWO CURRICULAR IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Nigeria is thoroughly made up of different State with different languages. English language and Biology continues to perform significant and elaborate functions in almost all the facets of our life. A particularly unique place, where variability and vitality in the use of English is greatly experienced is in the domain of the mass media, mainly in newspaper, news reporting.  While Biology help us to solve health problems. Here, activities in the areas of politics, education crime a...

THE EFFECT OF BIOLOGY PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENUGU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

ABSTRACT This project work was carried out to determine the effect of biology practical activities on academic achievement of senior secondary school students in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Chapter one and two is the background of the study and the review of related literature respectively. The background of the study emphasized the use of practical activities in biology as stimulates learner’s interest in the science subject they are studying. In the review of l...

THE EFFECT OF POOR TEACHER - PUPIL RELATIONSHIP ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN ENUGU SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT This project was carried out to determine the effect of poor teacher - pupil relationship in academic achievement of biology students on Enugu South Local Government. The literature were reviewed under the following subheading; the concept of a teacher, improving academic achievement of the learner, factors affecting teacher - pupil relationship in the learning environment, implication of poor teacher- pupil relationship in academic achievement and summary of the review of related l...

THE EFFECT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

Abstract This study determined the effect of socio-Economics background on Academic performance of Secondary school Biology Students in order to study this topic, effect four research questions were raised and answered literature reviews related to this study were reviewed in the following subheadings. They are important of Biology concept of Socio-Economics Status. The design of the study is the sampling techniques were random sampling. The instrument used is questionnaire. The instrument w...

THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHING PRACTICAL BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IGBO ETITI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ENUGU STATE (A CASE STUDY OF SS III STUDENTS)

ABSTRACT  This project was carried out to find out the problems in teaching Biology practicals in senior secondary schools in Igbo Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State. Opoh (2008) and Onah (2002), observed  that Biology practical is the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals and their relative environments in real or experimental set up. Furthermore, the present researchers findings made it evident that there are many or methods to make practical Biology mo...

Micro

1) Chloramphenicol is a type of protein synthesis inhibitor that binds to the 50S ribosomal subunit which can be harmful to certain bacteria, fortunately many bacteria have developed a resistance towards it by either closing off the outer membrane so that the antibiotic cannot enter at all or by developing certain genes that will act like a shield to the part of the bacteria the antibiotic is trying to get to. This resistance is vitally important because if the antibiotic were to bind to the...

SEXUAL TRANMISSIBLE DISEASE PREVENSIO, CAUSE AND EFFECT

FRONT SIZE 12, DOUBLE LINE SPACING AND JUSTIFICATION

REPORT OF FIELD TRIP TO HEADQUARTERS OF NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NIHORT), IBADAN

 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGEI DEDICATIONII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTIII TABLE OF CONTENTSIV-VI CHAPTER ONE1 1.0 Brief introduction of NIHORT1 1.1 Vision of NIHORT1 1.2 Mission statement1 1.3 Mandates2 1.4 Organization structures2 CHAPTER TWO3 2.0 Product development programme (PDP)3 2.1 Stages involve in fruits processing for juice3 CHAPTER THREE5 3.0 Floriculture programme5 3.1 Objectives of floriculture5 3.2 Uses of flower5 3.3 Production of flower5 3.4 Types of flower5 CHAPTER FOUR6 - 7 4.0 Farmi...

The impact of the use of instructional material the teaching learning of biology

Abstract The study determined the impact of instructional materials in teaching and learning biology among the students in senior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area. These research questions were reviewed and answered. The literature related to this study was reviewed under following topics. There are; uses of instructional materials, importance of instructional material in teaching and learning, the availability of instructional materials, the extent of usage of these ...

The Antimicrobial properties and effect on the germination of Velvet Tamarind (Dialium guineense wild)

TABLE OF CONTENTS     CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the study                   ---      ---      ---      ---                1 1.2     Statement of the problem                  ---      ---      ---      ---                5 1.3     Aim and objectives of the study                 ---      ---      ---               ...

Biology And Fisheries

1.1   Background of the study    Aquaculture has emerged as one of the most promising and fast-growing food- producing sector, which provides high-quality animal protein, raises nutritional levels, and generates income and employment around the globe (FAO, 2010).According to recent data, world aquaculture production of food fish reached 62.7 million tonnes in 2011, up by 6.2% from 59 million tonnes in 2010. The estimated value of farmed fish food is US$ 130 billion. Aquaculture contr...

The Effect Of Concept Mapping On Students’ Achievement In Biology In Senior Secondary Schools In Aba Educational Zone Of Abia State

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of concept mapping on students’ achievement in Biology. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses using pretest and posttest design. The population of the study was made up of ten thousand and forty five students (10,045) in Senior secondary school class two (2), in the (2015/2016) academic session in Aba Educational zone, Abia state. The sample consisted of 400 Biology students, comprising 210 students in the experi...

Teachers' Perception Of Difficult Areas In Secondary Schools Biology Curriculum

ABSTRACT The purposes of this study were to investigate what biology content areas that biology teachers perceive as important but difficult for them to teach and the reasons they for perceptions. The investigator used a forty-item questionnaire to elicit information from one hundred and twelve biology teachers in Kwara State. The mean and standard deviation of each item were computed and rank ordered. Frequency counts were then used for the reasons given by the teachers. Most of the content ...

THE ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF NEMATODE AFFECTING TOMATOES GROWN IN SOME SELECTED AREA OF RIVER KADUNA IN KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACT Four (4) sites or area were sampled, using the”simple random sampling technique” to make up the study group namely; Malali, Ungwan Rimi, Stadium round about, Kawo for soil or root-not nematodes from tomatoes plant. Ten (10) plants uprooted randomly at each site(s) visited making a total of forty (40) plants were isolation and identification of nematodes was done at the Department of Crop Protection, Institute of Agricultural Research (I.A.R.) Ahmadu Bello University Zaria  base ...


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