PERCEPTION OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TOWARDS TEACHING AND LEARNING OF COMMERCE IN OGUN STATE

The poor performance in teaching and learning of commerce can be the result of teacher’s method of teaching and experience, learners’ learning methods, motivation among others. This study therefore investigated the perception of senior secondary school teachers and students towards teaching and learning of commerce in Ogun State. The population of this study comprised of hundred students and 30 teachers drawn from 10 selected secondary school in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Two research instrument was used to answer the research questions, Teachers Questionnaire on Perception of Senior Secondary School Commerce and Student Questionnaire on Perception of Senior Secondary School Commerce. The findings of the study revealed that students have positive perception towards the learning of commerce. The study also revealed that teachers perceived commerce teaching positively but agreed that student get confuse during the teaching of commerce. The study also showed that teachers’ perception on the adequacy of materials for teaching and learning of commerce is not consistent. The study therefore recommends that government needs to encourage the teachers in order to effectively carry out their duties.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1       Background to the study

1.2       Statement of problem

1.3       Research objectives

1.4       Research questions

1.5       Research hypotheses

1.6       Significance of the study

1.7       Scope of the Study

1.8       Operational definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1       Conceptual review

2.1.2    Teaching and learning

2.1.2    Models of teaching and related theories of learning

2.1.3    The information processing family

2.1.4    Research on teaching and learning

2.1.5    The ideal of teacher quality

2.1.6    Meaning of commerce

2.2.      Theoretical framework

2.3       Empirical review

2.4       Appraisal of literature

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

3.1       Research design

3.2       Population of the study

• Sample and sampling technique

3.4       Research instrument

3.5       Validation of research instrument

3.6       Procedure for data collection

3.7       Data Analysis of this study

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS

4.0       Introduction

4.1       Research question

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION ANDRECOMMENDATIONS

5.1       Discussion of findings

5.2       Conclusion

5.3       Recommendations

REFERENCES

APPENDIX ONE: Students questionnaire

APPENDIX TWO: Teachers questionnaire