Teachers’ disposition toward promoting Entrepreneurial Skills through Project Based Teaching and Assessment of Senior Secondary School Chemistry Students In Rivers East Senatorial District

Abstract

The study investigated the disposition of teachers towards promoting entrepreneurial skills using projects in their teaching and assessment of chemistry students in Rivers East Senatorial District. Three research questions were posed and Iwo hypotheses formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was employed. The study made use of a sample of 236 chemistry teachers. The sample comprises 92 male and 1 44 female teachers. Cluster random sampling technique was used to draw the sample size. Checklist with response options of agree/disagree and Yes/No was used as instrument for data collection. The reliability index of 0. 76 of the instrument was established using of Cronbach Alpha. Data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and chi -square. Results showed that teachers have the belief that projects promote/enhance entrepreneurship but were not favourably disposed towards their use due to some limiting .factors such as lack of laboratory equipment and chemicals, lack of commitment on the part of teachers in supervising and guiding the students, paucity of funds to procure necessary materials. Recommendations were made for teachers to be given some training on the proper use of projects in teaching and learning to ensure that the entrepreneurial skills of students are adequately covered and promoted.