ABSTRACT
This research project is based on “The Effect of Teaching and Learning environment on the academic performance on the pupils in selected primary school of Odeda Local Government” The word academic environment constitutes the total surrounding of the pupils where they find themselves. In view of this, the research tries to identity the best and acceptable environment that constitute effective teaching and learning toward the achievement of the academic performance of primary school pupils in Odeda Local Government. To achieve this, the research based his study in find out the teaching and learning environment that can have effect on the academic performance on the pupils, such as the home of the pupils, school,religion institution, peer group, community, social clubs and the surrounding of the pupils.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Pupils teaching and learning environment constitute the home, school, church mosque, social clubs, peer group surrounding and the society at large. Pupils learn better where and when the teaching and learning environment is accepting supporting, challenging and enjoyable. Teaching and learning environment provides necessary condition for both physical intellectual and personality great ad development, of the pupils. In view of this study, some selected primary school in Odeda Local government is used as a case study which has a signification eect on the academic performance of the pupils of Osiele townships. The quality of education depends on the parent attitude teacher as reflected in the performance of their duties. Over time pupils academic performance in both internal and external examination had been used and determine excellence in teacher and teaching. Ajao (2001). Teacher have been shown to have an important influence on pupils academic performance and they also play a social role in education attainment because the teacher is ultimately responsible for translating policy into action and principles based on practice during interaction with the pupils. Afe (2001)
Both teaching and learning environment depends on teachers. No wonder an effective teacher has been conceptualized on who produces desired result in the course of his duty as a teacher Uchefuna (2001). For the students to achieve high academic Laurels, they need to believe that they can learn and what they are learning is useful, relevant and meaningful for them and for the society at large. The learning environment must therefore be conducive for students to be able to achieve this goal. The learning environment is twofold, home and school. the parents or guardians of these pupils are responsible for providing the right home environment that will facilitate effective learning. For their wards. So are the school authorities this however might not continue as most pupils are unable to pass their exams with distinction. The poor academic performance of pupils has sparked o series of research to find out the learning environmental factors that might trigger this situation in order to develop strategies. Many of those studies have considered the learning factors from the perspective either of the home environment or of the school environment. Hence the major concern of the study is to develop into the effect of teaching and learning environment n the academic performance in selected primary school in Odeda local government area of Ogun State.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Hardly will you get any primary school in the rural area and found a normal setting and atmosphere conducive for proper learning and teaching process to take place. This study set out to determine, and explain the extent to which academic performance of primary school pupils have been affected by various teaching and learning environment.
