An Evaluation Of The Implementation Of Junior Secondary School Social Studies Curriculum In Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the evaluation of the implementation of Junior Secondary School Social Studies Curriculum in Rivers State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population was made up of 274 social studies teachers from the 262 public junior secondary schools in the state. The sample size was 120 social teachers selected through simple random sampling techniques (60 from urban and 60 from rural schools). The instrument for date collection was a questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was determined through test–retest method and a coefficient of 0.87 was attained. In analyzing the data collected, proportion (5) was used to interpret the research questions while z- test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study showed that some proportions of social studies teachers do not make adequate use of instructional materials, poor method of teaching were adopted, evaluation techniques appropriate for social studies instruction were not employed and the prescribes syllabus for social studies were covered.  Based on the above findings, it was recommended among others that qualified teachers be recruited, facilities and teaching materials be provided while teachers be re- trained to update their knowledge on the subject, so as to adopt appropriate method of teaching and evaluation techniques.