Assessment Of Universal Basic Education Teachers' Knowledge Of Causes, Effects And Solutions Of Climate Change: Implication For Curriculum Development:- Akanwa, U.N
Abstract
The universal basic education
teachers in Abia State knowledge of the causes, effects and solutions ofclimate
change were sought. A sample offour hundred andfortyfive (445)from a population
of4433 universal basic education teachers was usedfor the study. The sample was
got by a combination ofproportionate stratified random sampling techniquesfrom
the three education zones andsimple random sampling in the various centers
usedforretraining teachers. Three Research questions were posed and two null
hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level ofsignificance.
Instrumentfor data collection is a researcher' developed 28-item questionnaire
ofthe likert type. Itwasface and content validated and the reliability index
of0.85 determined. The research questions were analyzed using mean and the
hypotheses tested with chi -squared (x2) statistics. Results show that a
significant difference exists in the knowledge of males andfemales and on the
knowledge ofurban and rural teachers on the causes, effects and solutions of
climate change. It is recommended that some other strategies of disseminating
information like seminars andworkshops apartfrom the electronic media be
adopted in bringing the correct information to all teachers especially those in
the rural areas who may not have access to information through the mass media.
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MICHAEL, U (2026). Assessment Of Universal Basic Education Teachers' Knowledge Of Causes, Effects And Solutions Of Climate Change: Implication For Curriculum Development:- Akanwa, U.N. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 30, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-universal-basic-education-teachers-knowledge-of-causes-effects-and-solutions-of-climate-change-implication-for-curriculum-development-akanwa-un-7-2
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Assessment Of Universal Basic Education Teachers' Knowledge Of Causes, Effects And Solutions Of Climate Change: Implication For Curriculum Development:- Akanwa, U.N" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 29 Apr. 2026, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-universal-basic-education-teachers-knowledge-of-causes-effects-and-solutions-of-climate-change-implication-for-curriculum-development-akanwa-un-7-2. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Assessment Of Universal Basic Education Teachers' Knowledge Of Causes, Effects And Solutions Of Climate Change: Implication For Curriculum Development:- Akanwa, U.N". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 29 Apr. 2026. Web. 30 Apr. 2026. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-universal-basic-education-teachers-knowledge-of-causes-effects-and-solutions-of-climate-change-implication-for-curriculum-development-akanwa-un-7-2 >.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Assessment Of Universal Basic Education Teachers' Knowledge Of Causes, Effects And Solutions Of Climate Change: Implication For Curriculum Development:- Akanwa, U.N" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2026). Accessed 30 Apr. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-universal-basic-education-teachers-knowledge-of-causes-effects-and-solutions-of-climate-change-implication-for-curriculum-development-akanwa-un-7-2