OVERHAULING SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM DELIVERY IN THE FACE OF SECURITY CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA.

Abstract

This paper investigated on overhauling the senior secondary school chemistry
curriculum delivery in the face of security challenges in Nigeria. The paper
addresses the concept of curriculum, chemistry curriculum, problems associated
with the delivery of chemistry curriculum which include insecurities in school,
method of teaching, defective curriculum etc. The paper also proffers solutions
to problems associated with chemistry delivery in the face of security challenges
which include incorporation of technology into teaching chemistry, the use of
progressive and representative curriculum etc. The paper concludes that it is
imperative to overhaul the delivery of chemistry in our secondary schools in
order to meet present day challenges. The progressive approach blended with
technology for teaching chemistry was advocated for in this paper, as it focuses
on how students learn, it is more of students centered where students freely
engage in projects and hands on activities which are important for the teaching
of chemistry that is practical oriented. The progressive teaching method
produces students that will become innovators, inventors, critical thinkers,
wealth creators, entrepreneurs and employers of labour. The researchers
therefore recommends that technology should be provided for proper delivery of
chemistry in schools, teachers should be exposed regularly to modern
progressive and sophisticated tools for teaching chemistry. Schools should
devise means on how physical classroom can be transformed to a virtual
classroom which can be operated from home.