The sound knowledge of Biology is, to date, is a strong prerequisite to study many Biological and Life Sciences, examples of which include Physiology, Forensic Science, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Biochemistry, to mention a few. These fields, amongst others, rely on a very important aspect of Biology known as Genetics, which is the study of heredity and variation in living organisms. The field of Genetics intersects with many other life sciences. However, students’ attempts of questions on Genetics in internal and external examinations in senior secondary schools in Nigeria have been very poor over the years because they find the concepts of Genetics hard to understand. The need, therefore, arises to look for ways of dealing with this prolonged problem. This study, therefore, attempted to develop an institutional package and also surveyed the extent to which it is adequate for instructional delivery. The Instrumentation design describes the processes of package development based on .....

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This study examines the perceptions of genetics difficulties among science students in senior secondary schools. This became imperative due to the incessant poor performance of students in genetics, whose study holds tremendous promise for disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention among men, animals and plants. Moreover, studies of this nature are scarce in Nigeria, hence the need to fill the existing research gap. To carry out the study, the descriptive survey research design was adopted. The sample comprised 351 biology students. Data was collected using “The Genetics Perceptions Questionnaire (GPQ) (r = .70). Descriptive statistical analysis of the data collected shows that while the majority (312, 88.9%; >11.1%, 39) of science students perceived genetics to be interesting, yet, they listed a lack of Biology laboratory for practical classes (x = 1.66, rated 1), not enough time to learn (x = 1.60, rated 2), and teacher’s poor teaching method (x = 1.56, rated 3), as factors aff.....

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