Volume 12 Issue 1, January, 2024

Exploring Students’ Perceptions on Integration of Entrepreneurial-Motivated-Approach in Contextual Teaching and Learning of Senior Secondary Chemistry: A Note for Education Stakeholders

Sakibu Olajide Saibu, Taiwo Oludare Ogunmade, Aderonke Margaret Oginni And Adebisi Sylvester Olude

Abstract

The approach to chemistry teaching in Nigeria senior secondary schools has continued to portray the subject as being abstract and esoteric giving room for students’ difficulties in achievement and self-reliance. This study provides valuable insights for stakeholders involved in education, shedding light on the potential benefits and challenges associated with integrating Entrepreneurial-Motivated-Approach (EMA) in the contextual teaching and learning of chemistry at senior secondary school level. The study adopted an interpretative-ethnographic design using focus group. Purposeful sampling technique was adopted to select eight senior secondary II chemistry students drawn from two intact classes which form both the experimental and control groups in the two sampled senior secondary schools in Education District V, Lagos State. The experimental group was taught with EMA while the control group was taught with lecture method. Both groups were taught the same concepts for a period of six weeks. A Focus Group Discussion Protocol (FGDP) which was validated by the two experts in measurement and evaluation was used to collect data for the study. The audio recording of the FGD was made and the quotations from students were presented in textual descriptions arranged in themes. Findings revealed that EMA is effective in enhancing students’ learning of chemistry concepts than the lecture method because it promotes better understanding of concepts and develops entrepreneurial self-reliance skills among learners. The study concluded that EMA is a viable tool for promoting students’ learning and entrepreneurial skills for self-sustenance. The study recommended the adoption of Entrepreneurial-Motivated-Approach in the teaching of chemistry concepts to students at senior secondary schools and also the introduction of subject-based entrepreneurship across all subjects at all levels of education to enable learners acquire necessary skills for self-survival.

Keywords

Chemistry, Entrepreneurial-Motivated Approach, contextual teaching and learning, stakeholders, students’ perceptions.

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