Challenges against Effective Teaching and Learning of Geography in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria

This study was designed to assess the Challenges against Effective Teaching and Learning of Geography in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State. The descriptive survey method was used for analyzing the data due to its uniqueness. The population of the study comprises of all the senior secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis of kwara state and the total of one hundred and ninety nine (199) SSS2 geography students were selected from eight (8) different schools. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. Frequency count was used to answer research questions one (1) and two (2) while t-test was used to test the hypothesis using SPSS. The finding of the study revealed that there are several challenges to effective teaching and learning of geography and that there are no available instructional resources for the teaching and learning of geography in Ilorin metropolis. The finding revealed further that there is no significant difference in the assessment of challenges against effective teaching and learning of geography based on gender. Recommendation for the provision of adequate and qualified teachers, instructional resources, provision of fund among others were made Suggestion for extending the research study to cover the whole state was also made by the researcher.