IJRMBS | Volume 4,Issue 11,Nov,2018
JOSEPH, Endurance Ayibatonye IHENKO, Sopuruchi
Abstract:-
The aim of the study was to investigate the role teachers’ scientific literacy plays in the development ofstudents’ scientific literacy and achievement in basic science with a view to understanding their relationship. The study adopted a correlation design with a population made upof all the teachers and students from allthe public junior secondary schools in Rivers State. A sample size of 200 students was used and the selection was done through a simple random sampling. The study was guided by three research questions and a corresponding three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 levels of significance. Data were gathered through a self design instrument made up of three sections.The mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the independent t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to test he hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance. Findings revealed that scientific literacy has a significant relationship with students’ scientific literacy and achievement. The finding further revealed that teachers’ levels of scientific literacy determine the students’ literacy. In view of the above findings, some recommendations were made.
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