A SURVEY OF METHOD OF TEACHING INTEGRATED SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In the old education system of 6-5-4 integrated science was a compulsory course in the first two years of secondary education. The course content/curriculum was developed by STAN committee for proper co-ordination of this committees activities, a director was appointed for the Nigerian integrated science text and work books.
In the next 6-3-3-4 system, secondary education was a two-tier three year junior and senior classes integrated science was equally made one of the core subjects in the junior secondary school by the policy. As a result of this the Nigerian Integrated Science project (NISP) had to be junior secondary classes. This was successfully done and by 1985. The pupils text and work books for the three junior classes were published (Ikeobi, 1988).
STAN had a great objective for embarking on this project for instance. It is believed that integrated science will among other thing, sharping the student power of independent observation and investigation also it will enable the students to acquire the basic science concepts and experience which help in preparing them for future specialization in science based- corpses.
Integrated science places emphasis on the process approach to teaching and learning so as to enable the student acquire basic skills of observing, manipulating classifying. If it is possible integrates science lesson/class are not expected to be classroom chalk-board and talk clarification, enter education approach problem solving concept mapping, Human material and natural resources, using stimulation, games because it is a subject that is designed to involve student in the acquisition of a series of process skills.
As Ohuche (1978) put it “According to the result of investigations and research findings embarked upon by many educational researchers among other things showed beyond reasonable doubt that drawbacks or failure of many students is caused by ineffective handling of the teaching on the part of the secondary schools teachers”.
