Nerdc has partnered with sidmach technologies to develop the teacher aid, your. Between 1842 and 1882, the christian missions were in the total control of the early and formal school curriculum in nigeria. To us in can, its introduction is an ill wind that blows nobody any good for so. The series of events which culminated in the development of the national policy on education npe commenced quietly but effectively at the national curriculum conference. This paper discusses the functionality of primary education and some of the structural changes made to meet the demands of the society. The role of the teacher and methods of teaching science in. The principals supervisory roles for quality education and effective school administration of basic education schools in nigeria proceedings of iser 18 th international conference, dubai, uae, 16 january 2016, isbn. A major turning point in the history of education in nigeria after nigerias independence in 1960 began in. Man mathematics for junior secondary schools university. Unlike many former british colonies, nigeria began to make significant changes to its educational system in the 1980s, especially at the secondary school level. In the old system, mirroring the british model, students received a junior secondary school certificate after. This is in line with the mission of grooming stars for excellence. Before 2008, the secondary curriculum had a different combination of subjects and had both junior and senior secondary classes as part of it.
The ube edition of man mathematics for junior secondary schools is carefully written for students in upper basic education level to extensively cover the new nigerian education research and development council nerdc mathematics curriculum and the syllabi of both west african examinations council waec and national examinations council neco this edition has a number of special features. Basic science and technology education and development in nigeria beyond 2020. Nigerian secondary schools with a view to identifying the root cause of the problem. Furthermore, it highlights the earlier identified issues as they affect primary education delivery in nigeria. The curriculum objectives, the subject matter, methods of teaching the subjects, maintenance, supervision and control of the school.
The launching into space of the satellite sputnik by the soviet union russia in 1957, sparked off science curriculum development efforts in the western world. Educational policy in nigeria from the colonial era to the. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum and its implications for admission into universities 1mrs. In nigeria business studies in junior secondary school curriculum, came about as a means of laying the foundation for national technological and economic advancement, as articulated in the national policy on education federal ministry of education, 1981. With a population of approximately 167 million people,1 the country has networks of diaspora communities spread across many countries.
Pdf the new basic education curriculum in nigeria power. The new school curriculum the guardian nigeria news. Nerdc teacher aid provides webbased access to a database of teaching resources where the user teacher can search for, locate, download, and comment on resources to aid their learning process or teaching. Published for federal ministry of education, science and technology, lagos by heinemann educational books nigeria, 1985. The designers of the business studies curriculum apparently considered that, in. A cursory look at the training of senior secondary school education in the area of subject selection for the technological subjects can cause a lot of problems to.
Evolution of functional basic and senior secondary education. Issues and prospects of effetive implementation of new. Nigerias school curriculum and the outcry from christian. Educational policy in nigeria hauwa imam educational policy in nigeria from the colonial era to the postindependence period hauwa imam1 abstract. Implication for administrators michael eskay, angie oboegbulem university of nigeria, nsukka, nigeria the provision of a wellplanned, modified, and articulated curriculum that would provide students with disabilities. Nigeria to restore history in school curriculum premium. The education system is divided into kindergarten, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education.
The minister of education, adamu adamu, says the federal government is taking steps to restore history as a subject in primary and secondary schools curriculum. Designing appropriate curriculum for special education in urban school in nigeria. Assessment of secondary school curriculum in nigeria. Strategies for effective implementation of the new senior secondary education curriculum were suggested. Sadly, nigeria faces low enrollment rates, so even though a lot of emphasis is placed on literacy in elementary school, the number of illiterate people in the country is quite high. Nigeria revises basic education curriculum premium times. The bec comprises lower basic primary, middle basic 46 and upper basic jss while the senior secondary is made up of ss left to stand alone.
Dominics high school, ilesa road, akure, nigeria 2federal university, oye ekiti fuoye, ikole ekiti campus. Educational policy, secondary education, curriculum implementation, basic education, teaching methods, nigeria introduction globally. Series of suggestion and possible solutions to curriculum problems have been offered for enduring and suitable curriculum in nigerian secondary schools. Ijrre 1 2014 2227 issn 20569726 teachers role in improving teaching and learning in nigerian secondary schools education isa yuguda kotirde1 and jailani bin md yunos2 1school of technology and science education, modibbo adama university of technology, yola, nigeria. Oladunjoye noted that the highlight of the new senior secondary school curriculum includes the fact that all ss i to iii students in public senior secondary schools are expected to offer nine subjects made up of five compulsory core subjects, including english language, mathematics, civic education, biology and one trade subject. Esl in secondary schools in nigeria 322 apart from examination purposes, curriculum issues arising from the national policy on education npe, among others, include appreciating language as a means of promoting social interactions, natural cohesion and preservation of culture local languages.
New curriculum subjects nigerian educational research. Secondary school curriculum in nigeria information guide. In nigeria, for example, several commissions and committees were set up to examine school curriculum in particular and the education system in general. The innovation carried out was both organizational and pedagogical in nature. In nigeria for instance, secondary school curriculum is designed to encourage all students to achieve their spiritual, intellectual and social potential as well as to understand the relevance of learning in their daily lives.
Nigeria must not allow the secondary education to remain in this state. There is a widened western educational gap between the north and south of nigeria with the predominantly muslim areas of the north lagging behind due to some. Nigerian curriculum for secondary schools in 2018 legit. They are curiously idle because they lack the prerequisite for job. New nerdc curriculum subjects download pdf best school news. Recent curriculum reforms in primary and secondary schools in. British international school is a multinational secondary school offering a british style curriculum to junior and secondary school graders. They are also taught to understand the world around them, morals, basic hygiene and cleanliness, arts, music and science. Teachers role in improving teaching and learning in.
That is why this paper is called on the community to participate in reforming secondary education so as to serve its useful purposes. Implementation of nigerian secondary school curriculum rocare. Also examined factors associated with these outcomes, including teacher and student opinions about the. Nigeria s central government has been dominated by instability since declaring independence from. The concept of secondary education and its objectives.
Part of our online education program focuses on english literacy. Volume 4 of national curriculum for junior secondary schools, nigeria. An assessment of the taught entrepreneurship program in. It is important to note that, it is one thing to developdesign curriculum, it is another thing to implement it effectively. Curriculum implementation and retraining of teachers in english language. Compared the outcomes achieved by students taking biology courses based on either the revisedupdated west african examination council waec syllabus or a waecdeveloped alternative syllabus which emphasizes relationships to agriculture, nutrition, and other practical topics. Nigeria is highly multilingual and multiethnic, with over 500 indigenous languages spoken within her borders, says blench 5. The president of christian association reverend samson ayokunle claimed. The universal basic education ube programme was introduced in nigeria in september, 1988. Secondary education in nigeria started in the year 1859 when the cms grammar school lagos was opened.
Browse curriculum nigerian educational research and. In compliance with the universal basic education, the curriculum scope covers primary one to junior secondary school using a spiral model of curriculum design. This led to the awareness as regards the need to reexamine the school science curriculum objectives, content and evaluation. The intention of this paper is to describe and reflect on the changes in the new 9year. From the new curriculum, christian leaders in nigeria argue that primary and secondary school students would have to choose between arabic, which is a standalone subject, and french. O the role of the teacher and methods of teaching science in secondary schools in nigeria role of the teacher in acquiring scientific knowledge for technological advancement of the nation cannot be underestimated. Lagos approves new curriculum for public secondary school. English language is a language without which there could not have. Adejuyigbe 1head, technical and vocational department, st. This curriculum separated the school curriculum into two namely the basic education curriculum bec and the senior secondary school curriculum. The policy on language education in nigeria dates back to the colonial era when the phelps stocks commission of 1922 emphasized the importance of. In nigeria, during early 1960s science curriculum was geared towards the fulfillment of overseas. Physical education is the study, practice, and appreciation of the art and science of human movement hardman, 2002b. Nigerian national curriculum for primary schools education.
Teaching basic science and technology education in nigeria the primary school teacher who is engaged in the teaching of basic science and technology, needs to be very careful because this is the age or level where children come across science and. Following this, in 2008 the federal government of nigeria, through the nigerian educational research and development council nerdc developed and introduced the 9year basic education curriculum bec in schools by realigning all extant primary and junior secondary school curricula to meet the key. Nigerian national curriculum for primary schools by gotohealthcare. A critical appraisal of the mode of implementation of nigerian secondary school. Today in nigeria, the school curriculum is broad based combination of british curriculum, international primary curriculumipc and nigerian curriculum. Nigerias secondary school curriculum overloaded oni. The study examines the implementation of the new senior secondary school curriculum for the realization of the objective of entrepreneurship education in ondo state, nigeria today,many grandaunts from nigerian secondary schools are unemployed and cannot employ themselves. Received 11 february 2012 volume 5, number 1, 2012 an analysis of the new 9 year basic education mathematics curriculum in nigeria adeneye o.
Bec has been approved for use in all nigerian primary and junior secondary schools since september 2008. The system is a reflection a six years in primary school, 3 years in junior secondary school, 3 years in senior secondary school and at least a minimum of 4 years a. Issues and prospects of effetive implementation of new secondary. Since when nigeria got independence, teachers have contributed immensely to the overall socioeconomic growth of nigeria, hence, their impacts on the national development cannot be underestimated because through them the implementation of education program and policy and curriculum has been translated and as well implemented in the interest of the nations education system. Implementation of nigerian secondary school curriculum. A study of the biological science curriculum for secondary. The national policy on education document 2004 has emphasized amongst others. The ube edition of man mathematics for junior secondary schools is carefully written for students in upper basic education level to extensively cover the new nigerian education research and development council nerdc mathematics curriculum and the syllabi of both west african examinations council waec and national examinations council neco. Problems and prospects of curriculum implementation in nigeria. Local authorities take responsibility for implementing statecontrolled policy regarding public education and state schools. Secondary education is education children receive after primary education and before the tertiary stage federal republic of nigeria frn p18. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum. The system is a reflection a six years in primary school, 3 years in junior secondary school, 3 years in senior secondary school and at least a minimum of 4 years a tertiary institution. The policy on language education in nigeria dates back to the colonial era when the phelps stocks commission of 1922 emphasized the importance of indigenous languages in the school system.
Secondary school curriculum in nigeria information guide in. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum and its. This curriculum is the brainchild of the nigerian educational research and development council, an agency of the federal ministry of education. Preconditions for functional nigerian educational system the educational system in nigeria today has been largely imported. The representatives of christian association of nigeria were especially concerned by such news. Nigerian government launches ecurriculum for secondary. The problem of poor performance of students in these. The english curriculum in senior secondary schools in nigeria is poised to find out how well the school has prepared learning for life outside school. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum and.
The primary school in nigeria is the basic form of education and it has been structured in such a way by the ministry of education as to provide every young. This is because no one country is selfreliant without utilizing other countries technologies and good educational ideals. C the new 9year basic education curriculum by sunday n. Introduction physical education is a systematic instruction in sports, training, practice, gymnastics, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program. Secondary education curriculum implementation in nigeria. Olayinka oladunjoye, has disclosed that the state has approved a new senior secondary school curriculum for all public senior secondary schools in the. This was still under the 6334 structure in which pupils spend 6 years in primary school, 3 years in junior secondary school, 3 years in senior secondary school and at least 4 years in the university. Jun 22, 2015 secondary school education in nigeria post by admin on june 22, 2015 unlike many former british colonies, nigeria began to make significant changes to its educational system in the 1980s, especially at the secondary school level. Recent curriculum reforms at the basic education level in. Education in nigeria is overseen by the ministry of education.
The federal government has directed unity colleges to adopt the ecurriculum for senior secondary school education as part of the reforms to strengthen the quality of education in the country. The intention of this paper is to describe and reflect on the changes in the new 9year basic education mathematics curriculum in nigeria. Sep 02, 2014 the federal government has directed unity colleges to adopt the e curriculum for senior secondary school education as part of the reforms to strengthen the quality of education in the country. Teachers aid is a digital library of curriculum based teaching resources. Lagos approves new curriculum for senior secondary schools. Osuji abstract teacher education, both pre and inservice programmes, are offered in the country by different teacher education institutions as declared in the national policy on education. Basic science and technology bst each of the listed components will serve as themes for the basic science and technology curriculum. The nigerian education research and development council, nerdc, on monday in abuja, launched the revised nineyear basic education curriculum, bec. The most important part of any building is the foundation and this explains why education which is the foundation of any nation is very important. Nov, 20 oladunjoye noted that the highlight of the new senior secondary school curriculum includes the fact that all ss i to iii students in public senior secondary schools are expected to offer nine subjects made up of five compulsory core subjects, including english language, mathematics, civic education, biology and one trade subject. National policy on education npe stipulates that the medium of instruction should be the language of the immediate environment of the child.