IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) PROGRAMME ON THE LEARNING OF BASIC SCIENCE IN JUNIOUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BOSSO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA NIGER STATE

Abstract

The research work investigates the Impact of Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme on the Learning of Basic Science in Junior Secondary Schools in Bosso Local Government Area Niger State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and the population of the study was five thousand hundred and ninety four JSS3 students from all the junior secondary school in Bosso Local Government area of Niger State. The sample of the study was one hundred and twenty Basic science Students and four Schools were randomly selected to administer thirty questionnaires to thirty students from each school, the questionnaire were collected, the data collected was analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) for imputing the data for descriptive statistics frequency table and means standard deviation., The finding reveals that Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme has not influenced student enrollment in Bosso Local Government Area Niger State due to some Secondary Schools in Bosso Local Government Area Niger State has more than fifty students per class and both trainee and practicing teachers do not receive the support they need to build adequate competencies to ensure children learning. The finding reveals that, the Universal Basic Education goal in Bosso Local Government Area Niger State is not achieved due to few qualified teachers and poor infrastructure facilities in most schools in Bosso Local Government Area Niger State. These led to poor achievement of Students in Secondary Education. Based on the results, is recommended that adequate provision of infrastructural facilities, instructional material, electricity and other necessary resources should be given serious attention to achieve the objective of education policies.