PERCEPTION OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ON THE EFFECTS OF FIELD TRIP ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ECONOMICS IN ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE.

The research work was carried out in order to examine the effects of field trips on the teaching and learning of economics and how field trips can be used to improve student engagement, understanding, and retention of economic concepts. The study adopted a descriptive design. The sample consisted of 100 hundred students. Twenty (20) students were randomly selected from each of the 5 selected secondary schools. The collected data was analyzed using simple percentages, mean, and standard deviation. From the findings, it was discovered that field trips can bring abstract economic concepts to life by providing students with concrete examples and tangible experiences. It also revealed that field trips often involve interactive activities, the effects of field trips on the teaching and learning of economics is positive, but nuanced. While not always measurable through traditional assessments like tests, field trips can offer valuable benefits that complement classroom learning. Based on the findings of this study; the following recommendations are made; thus: Although field trip is integrated into the teaching programme, it is not being used. Therefore, the government should make the use of field trip teaching strategy compulsory particularly in the teaching and learning of the economic concept in senior secondary. Field trip experiences when used should be relevant to contents in the curriculum, if they are to make the necessary impact.