CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1Â Â Â BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Science and technology have shown to be extremely beneficial in man’s daily fight to maintain control over his immediate environment and create a healthy environment. According to Brown (2008), sound national development stems primarily from the fields of science and technology. Science and technology, according to Okeke (2007), are like two inseparable twins that are primarily responsible for national development and sustainability. Science is a methodical approach to gaining testable information about nature and natural phenomena via diligent observation and investigation. Technology, on the other hand, is the process of developing and implementing methods for converting raw materials into tangible objects (Okoye, 2009). Most developing countries are now making frantic efforts to improve the study of science and related science subjects in their schools as a result of the visible role of science and technology. For example, in Nigeria, the National Policy on Education stipulates that admission into the country’s tertiary institutions should be based on a 60:40 ratio of science and arts related subjects. Education is a federal ministry (FME, 2004).
