An investigation of public primary and secondary school teachers’ perceptions on the contributions of psychology to education in abakaliki lga ebonyi state, Nigeria

Author: 
Achilike and Adanna Beatrice

This paper attempts to investigate primary and secondary school teachers’ perception on the contributions of psychology to education. Descriptive survey design was used and one hundred and twenty (120) public school teachers in Abakaliki LGA of Ebonyi State were selected for the study. A 20-item structured questionnaire was used to elicit information. Simple percentage was used in the analysis. The findings of the study include as follows: that perception of primary and secondary school teachers on the contributions of psychology to education is positive. The findings however, showed that the rate at which primary and secondary school teachers employ psychology principles in teaching and learning is low. Accordingly, it was recommended that course contents on psychology in teacher training institutions should be more comprehensive, hence workshops and seminars should be organized for teachers on how to apply psychological principles in their teaching and learning.

Paper No: 
936