Impact of Covid-19 on the Teaching and Learning of Basic Science in Some Selected Upper Basic School Students in Igabi, Kaduna State
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This study investigated the impact of the corona virus (COVID-19) on the teaching and learning of Basic Science in Some Selected Upper Basic School Students in Igabi, Kaduna State. To execute this research, three research questions, and one hypotheses guided the study. In this study, ex-post factor design was used with three hundred and fifty-one (351) respondents chosen as sample size for the study. The instruments for data collection in this study was a students’ terminal results and a structured questionnaire and analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and ANOVA. The results revealed that there is significant relationship between impact of Covid-19 pandemic and academic performance of upper basic school students in Basic Science in the study area. There is high impact of covid-19 pandemic on the retention ability of Basic Science students in Igabi LGA, Kaduna State. And online education is not the alternative measure for conversational teaching and learning of Basic Science for future occurrences of any pandemic in Kaduna State. The researcher recommends that due to the difficulties the students had during the COVID-19 pandemic, the platforms and policies for online learning in secondary schools throughout Kaduna State and Nigeria are in need of a thorough assessment and critical examination.
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