PERCEPTION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS’ ON CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION PRACTICES IN NIGER EAST SENATORIAL ZONE OF NIGER STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the “Perception of Physics Teachers on Continuous Professional Career Development and Curriculum Implementation in Niger East Senatorial Zone of Niger State” Survey research design was employed for the research work. A total of 76 Physics teachers from Niger East Senatorial Zone of Niger State made up the population of the study. There was no sample for the study because the population was small and manageable. The researcher designed questionnaire which was validated by experts in field of Physics and staff development was used for data collection. Pilot test of the instrument was conducted and reliability of 0.73 was obtained using Crombach Alpha. Six research questions guided the study. Questionnaires were administered to the sampled teachers using research assistants and were immediately collected after they responded to it. The data collected was analyse using mean and standard deviation. From the findings, it revealed that teachers’ qualification and teaching experience play a significant role in implementing Physics curriculum as perceived by Physics teachers in Niger East Senatorial Zone of Niger State, there are no motivations received by Physics teachers towards effective Physics Curriculum implementation in Niger East Senatorial Zone of Niger State and the findings also indicates that, there are many challenges faced by Physics teachers which are militating against effective Physics curriculum implementation by Physics teachers in Niger East Senatorial Zone of Niger State. On the basis of these findings, recommendations were made that Government should employ only the qualified Physics teachers to teach at secondary levels of educations. Government should also provide training and retraining opportunities periodically through seminars, conferences or workshops for all teachers at secondary schools level. This will improve teachers’ Continuous Professional Career Development. Non Governmental Organizations and other stakeholders should be encouraged to contribute in providing Continuous Professional Career Development to teachers. This will help motivate the teachers hence, resulting to effective implementation of their respective curriculum.