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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION                                                          1

1.1      Background to the Study                                                                  1

1.2      Statement of the Problem                                                                 14

1.3      Objective of the Study                                                                      14

1.4      Research Questions                                                                          15

1.5      Significance of the Study                                                                  16

1.6      Scope of the Study                                                                           16

1.7      Definition of Terms                                                                          17

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW                                               18

2.1      Science Education in Nigeria                                                            18

2.2      Meaning and Origin of Integrated Science (Basic Science and 

          Technology)                                                                                    21

2.3      Basic Science and Technology in School                                           25

2.4      Potentials of Children in Basic Science and Technology                     27

2.5      Basic Science and Technology and Students’ Attitude                       28

2.6      Basic Science and Technology and Students’ Achievement                     30

2.7      Skills in Basic Science and Technology                                            33

2.8       Basic Science and Technology in the Process of National Development  39

2.9      The Environment of Basic Science and Technology                          42

2.10    The Challenges of Students in Basic Science and Technology             44

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY                                                     49

3.1      Research Design                                                                              49

3.2      Target Population                                                                             49

3.3      Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                     49

3.4      Research Instruments                                                                       50

3.5      Validity and Reliability of Research Instrument                                 50

3.6      Method of Data Analysis                                                                  50

CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS                                  51

4.1      Data Analysis                                                                                  51

4.2      Answering of Research Questions                                                     51

4.3      Summary of Findings                                                                       55

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND                             

          RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                  56

5.1      Discussion of Findings                                                                     56

5.2      Conclusion                                                                                      60

5.3      Recommendations                                                                            61

REFERENCES                                                                                           62

APPENDIX: QUESTIONNAIRE                                                               69

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4.1      Mean responses of adequacy and effectiveness of curriculum                         presently used in Universal Basic Education for Basic Science and              Technology                                                                                     51

 4.2      Mean responses of achievement on the design of the Universal Basic                  Education for Basic Science and Education Programme                  52

 4.3      Mean response on the arrangement of content and principle of Basic                   Science and Technology                                                                  53

 4.4      Mean Score of attitude of students towards learning of Basic Science                     and Technology                                                                              54

            Basic Science and Technology is meant to provide learning experience through which students acquire scientific literacy and students are expected to develop the necessary scientific knowledge and understanding, process skills, values and attitudes, for their personal development. In order to know if this students are meeting the expectation, this study therefore investigated students’ achievement deterrence in Basic Science and Technology. Eighty students from four selected secondary schools in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State were chosen for this study. The researcher used a well-constructed questionnaire which sought after the adequacy and effectiveness of Basic Science and Technology, validity of Basic science and Technology Curriculum, arrangement of content and principle of Basic Science and Technology, students’ attitude towards Basic Science and Technology. The descriptive research design was used in the study. Four research questions were raised and analysed using mean score and standard deviation at .05 alpha level of significance. All the research question were answered positively. The results of the findings showed that the curriculum presently used in Universal Basic Education for Basic Science and Technology is adequate and effective, it revealed that the design of the Universal Basic Education for Basic Science Education programme is achieving what it is meant to achieve, it also showed that the arrangement of concepts and principles of Basic Science and technology is proper, it also revealed that the students had positive attitude towards learning of Basic Science and Technology. Base on the results of the findings, some recommendations were made by the researcher.