RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN BIOLOGY TEACHING IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, EDO STATE.

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to find out the utilization of laboratory and environmental material resources by biology teachers for teaching and learning in six(6) senior secondary schools,one in each six(6) local government areas that constitute Edo north senatorial district.Data were collected and analyzed using questionnaire and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient formula,percentage (%),and Chi square (X2 ) respectively.The reliability coefficient of 0.75 was established for the instrument using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient formuia.It was discovered that significant relationship exist between biology teachers constraint by time and lack of motivation in term of poor salaries and remunerations with non-utilization of laboratory and environmental material resources in teaching and learning of biology by biology teachers. It was also discovered that there is significant gender difference in favour of male biology teachers in the occasional utilization of laboratory and environmental material resources in teaching and learning of biology. This leads to the conclusion and recommendations that more time should be allotted in the school time table for teaching of biology and that government should endeavour to motivate biology teachers by increasing their salaries.It was also concluded and recommended that female biology teachers should not be discouraged by the general belief in the society that science is for male and not for female, guide their attitudes towards teaching and learning of biology,but should utilize laboratory and environmental material resources always.