Impact of Agricultural School Farm on the Academic Performance of Agricultural Students in Secondary Schools in Ardo-Kola LGA, Taraba State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Agricultural Science, School Farm, Teacher, Academic Performance, StudentsAbstract
The study determined the impact of agricultural school farm on the academic performance of agricultural science students in secondary schools in Ardo-Kola LGA, Taraba State. One of the objectives of agricultural science is to prepare students for occupation in agriculture. This important objective cannot be accomplished without the use of adequate and pragmatic strategies that will enhance teaching and learning. Employing a descriptive survey research design, the study collected data by administering a structured questionnaire to 70 respondents comprising of 50 teachers and 20 non-academic staff. No sampling was done. The entire population was used. The questionnaire was validated, giving reliability co-efficient of 0.85%. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while T-test analysis was used to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The findings revealed that agricultural teachers and non-academic staff in all the schools in the study area agreed on all the items presented on the two research questions. The findings of the study form the basis to draw conclusion that efforts are highly needed in agricultural school farm establishment.