Department of Science Education

Philosophy Of the Programme

The philosophy of the Agricultural Science Education Programme is a commitment to producing high quality and professionally competent graduate teachers trained with adequate skills, new orientation and knowledge to meet global best practices in education.

Mission and Vision Of the Programme

The programme shall be known for excellence in teacher education that harnesses the capabilities and capacities of student teachers through new orientation on productivity, service, and self reliance for effective utilization in school settings and the larger society. Hence, students would be provided with an enabling, friendly, conducive and encouraging environment for quality training and skills development in a variety of relevant educational activities for self, state and national development.

The objectives of the BSc Ed Agricultural Science programme are derivable from the objectives ofTeaeher Education as contained in National Policy on Education (2004) as follows:

(i) To encourage the spirit of enquiry and creativity in students as prospective Agricultural science teachers.

(ii) To provide training through the study of science and science education that will help produce Agricultural science teachers who will fit into the social life of the community and society at large and to enhance their commitments to national objectives.

(iii) To provide pre-serviee and in-service Agric science teachers the intellectual and professional background adequate for their assignments and to make them adaptable to any changing situations

(iv)To build the pre-service and in-service Agric science teachers commitment to the teaching profession.

Specifically, the B.Ed Agricultural Science programmes of IBB University will enable students who have successfully completed the programme acquire the following;

advanced knowledge of the subject matter of the Agric science discipline
Sound knowledge of the pedagogical content knowledge and competences for effective instructional practices and quality learning outcomes.
Professional skills and abilities for performing the different roles and lbnctions of Agricultural science teacher in schools and in the larger society.
Confidence and commitment to Agric science teaching and teaching profession.
Adequate background knowledge for higher studies in various aspect of science education.
Knowledge, skills and competencies to teach Agricultural science at secondary and college of education level.

The general requirement for admission into any of the B. Sc Ed Science education Agric Science programmes of the department is for candidates to satisfy the IBB University Minimum entry qualifications which stipulates 5 CREDITS which must include English Language and Mathematics in GCE/SSCE ‘0’ Level NECO/WAEC in not more than two sittings.

The Philosophy

Graduates of the programme would be endowed with academic and professional competencies, attitudes and values needed for quantitative, qualitative, effective and productive teaching in schools and perform well in other fields.

Mission And Vision

The programme shall be known for excellence in biology teacher education that harnesses the capabilities and capacities of student teachers through new orientation on productivity, service, and self reliance for effective utilization in school settings and the larger society. Hence, students would be provided with an enabling, friendly, conducive and encouraging environment for quality training and skills development in a variety of relevant educational activities for self, state and national development.

The objectives of the B. Sc. Ed Biology programme are imbibed in the objectives of Teacher Education as contained in National Policy on Education (2004) as follows:

(I) To encourage the spirit of enquiry and creativity in students as prospective biology teachers.

(ii) To provide training through the study of science and science education that will help produce biology teachers who will fit into the social life of the community and society at large and to enhance their commitments to national objectives.

(iii) To provide pre-service and in-service biology teachers the intellectual and professional background adequate for their assignments and to make them adaptable to any changing siWations

(iv) To build the pre-service and in-service biology teachers commitment to the teaching profession.

The B.Sc. (Ed) Mathematics programme is designed to provide a sound pre-service teacher education aimed at providing highly qualified much needed Mathematics teachers who are equipped with intellectual and professional competencies, skills and values that will make them effectively function in the classroom and other fields of educational related context where the knowledge and skills in Mathematicsare required.