IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 10 NO. 5 2024
DOI: 10.1111/1464-0597.00092

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Factors Affecting the Teaching and Learning of Students of Government Secondary Schools in Nigeria

Jeremiah Osasume Okaisabor

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Abstract

This article examined the factors affecting the teaching and learning of students in government secondary schools (GSS) in Benin Metropolis, Nigeria and suggested solutions to curtail its impact. The study identified and categorized numerous educational problems ranging from environmental (infrastructural decay and classroom climate) to political (poor funding, inappropriate curriculum, and politicization of teacher recruitment) as factors affecting the teaching and learning of students negatively. It uses primary and secondary data to ascertain the various factors attributed to the declining effect of teaching and learning in secondary schools. The study also recommended that the government should adequately fund the educational sector and provide enough statutory allocation to secondary schools, embark on infrastructural development, review the educational curriculum to align with students' aspirations and conduct teacher recruitment based on merit and academic qualification to improve the quality of the teaching and learning of students in GSS.

keywords:

Education, factors, secondary schools, students, teaching and learning

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