Improvisation, an alternative approach to solving the problem of ill-equipped biology and agricultural science laboratories in senior secondary schools, Nigeria

Effective teaching for quality science education can only be achieved through learning by doing (practical) in well-equipped laboratory. However, ill-equipped science laboratories have reached an alarming level thereby making learning by doing impossible. This paper takes a look at the concept and skills or techniques of improvising biology teaching equipment (instructional materials) in Agricultural science as a viable alternative and a panacea to ill-equipped laboratories in post-basic education in Nigeria. The paper concludes that ill-equipped laboratories is one of the myriad of problems currently facing the teaching and learning of Biology and Agricultural science in Nigerian Senior Secondary Schools that needs urgent attention from all stakeholders in science education as government alone cannot solve the problem.

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Improvisation ، an alternative ، approach to solving the problem of ، ill-equipped science laboratories