International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue VI, June 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705

Challenges against Effective Teaching and Learning of Geography in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria

AUN Thompson Toryuha, ADAGA Herbert Inongun, AJALA Toluwanimi McDaniel, ODUNAYO Daniel and ADAAKU Judith Mbakeren
Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin Ilorin Nigeria

Abstract: – This study was designed to assess the Challenges against Effective Teaching and Learning of Geography in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State. The descriptive survey method was used for analyzing the data due to its uniqueness. The population of the study comprises of all the senior secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis of kwara state and the total of one hundred and ninety nine (199) SSS2 geography students were selected from eight (8) different schools. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. Frequency count was used to answer research questions one (1) and two (2) while t-test was used to test the hypothesis using SPSS. The finding of the study revealed that there are several challenges to effective teaching and learning of geography and that there are no available instructional resources for the teaching and learning of geography in Ilorin metropolis. The finding revealed further that there is no significant difference in the assessment of challenges against effective teaching and learning of geography based on gender. Recommendation for the provision of adequate and qualified teachers, instructional resources, provision of fund among others were made Suggestion for extending the research study to cover the whole state was also made by the researcher.

Key words: challenges, effective teaching and learning, Senior Secondary Schools

I. INTRODUCTION

Geography as an academic discipline is a recent development in Nigeria, compared to other nations of the world like Germany, France, United States of America USA), United Kingdom, among others. Before the 2nd world war, geography was a popular discipline in Nigeria only at the elementary and secondary level. The geographic ideas were transmitted to various parts of Nigeria through textbooks of some well-known British geographers like Doubling Stamps, Stambridge, to mention but a few (Olawepo, 2004).

However, it was not, until after the 2nd world war (1939 – 1945) that the proper foundation of geographic thought was laid in Nigeria. The base year for the post World War II geography foundation in Nigeria was 1948, when the department of geography was established in the University College, Ibadan. Since then, there had been rapid changes in both philosophical orientation and the context of the discipline.