Survey of Science Teachers’ Use of Innovative Methods of Teaching

This paper investigated science teachers use innovative teaching methods in FCT senior secondary Schools, Abuja. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 242 was selected from the population of science teachers using simple random sampling technique. Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A structured questionnaire made up of 30 items was used for the purpose of data collection. The questionnaire was validated by experts in Science Education and a reliability index of 0.91 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected were analyzed with SPSS version 23 using mean, standard deviation and the hypotheses were tested using t-test. Findings of the study revealed that the extent to which science teachers in FCT senior secondary schools use innovative teaching methods is high. It was also found that there was no significant difference between male and female Science Teachers’ use of innovative methods of teaching in Senior Secondary Schools of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Science Teachers should be encouraged to increase the use of innovative methods of teaching in senior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja through attending of conferences, workshops and seminars.