PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT NEEDS OF TEACHERS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE CURRICULUM CONTENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GOMBE STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to determine the improvement needs of teachers of agriculture in the curriculum content of senior secondary school agricultural science. The study was carried out in Gombe state. The population of the study was 85 agricultural science teachers in the 11 Local Government Areas in the state. There was no sampling; the entire population was involved in the study due to the manageable size of the population. A 4- items questionnaire developed from the curriculum content of senior secondary school agricultural science was employed to collect data for the study. Data collected was analyzed using Need gap analysis. It was found out that teacher of agricultural science in senior secondary schools needs improvement in the following areas of the curriculum content: apiculture, finance and insurance, agricultural stock-exchange and agricultural export-promotion. It was recommended that teachers of agricultural science in senior secondary schools be re-trained in the four areas of the curriculum content.