Environmental Education and Creativity Development in Basic 9 Students
A Case Study of Two UBE Schools in Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State
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This study examined the extent to which the Nigerian Basic 9 education programme is structured to facilitate the development of the creativity skills of students on the sanitation of the human environment. The study applied the lower and higher levels of Bloom’s cognitive domain to analyse the creative content of teachers’ lesson notes, instructional activities and the approved textbooks for the subject. It was revealed that the instructional activities which were undertaken at the lower levels of the Bloom’s cognitive domain only developed the students’ knowledge and comprehension levels of understanding of the concept of environmental sanitation. The students were not schooled to apply the knowledge of environmental sanitation subject matter to solve environmental sanitation problems of the society. The study recommended that creativity skills development objectives should be infused into the delivery of environmental sanitation subject matter of the Basic 9 education programme so that the students can graduate to live environmentally conscious lifestyles and perform the associated tasks competently for their personal well-being and the well-being of the society.
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Dr. Agwu, Christopher Okechikwu, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology,
Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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