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    ASSESSMENT OF BASIC PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES ACHIEVEMENT IN KEFFI NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA SCIENCE TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ZONE,
    (Educational Management Department, Nasarawa State Universty, Keffi., 2020-01-01) Samuel, N/A; Eniayeju, N/A
    This study assessed Basic Science teachers’ pedagogical practices and students’ achievement in KefTi Educational Zone, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Two research questions and ne null hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The population of JS II students in Keffi Educational Zone at the time of the study was 1452 and the teachers’ population was 30. Simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample of JS II Basic Science students and their teachers, 13 schools were randomly selected from 17 public Junior Secondary Schools in Keffi Educational Zone. The assessment was carried out on the sampled intact class, the total sample of 431 students were used for the study. The instrument used for this study were Basic Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Practices Observation Schedule (BSTPPOS) and Basic Science Achievement Test (BSAT) developed by researcher. The research questions were answered using means and standard deviations and null hypothesis was tested using Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. The probability level of P<0.05 was used for rejecting or retaining the stated hypothesis. Findings of this study revealed that; the outcome of the assessment of Basic Science teachers18’ pedagogical practices shows inefficiency as their mean scores were below average. Also, a strong positive relationship existed between the pedagogical practices utilized by Basic Science teachers and Students’ achievement. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that; Basic Science teachers should utilize better pedagogical practices that will enhance students’ achievement in Basic science.