Ekiti State University

Brief History of the Department

The Department of Science Education was established in the year 2015 out of the Department of Curriculum Studies which has been in existence since the Inception of Faculty of Education in the University.

The creation of the Department was based on the recommendation of the Accreditation panel to restructure the Faculty to house programmes properly in their corresponding departments. Sequel to that, the Senate of the University proposed to the University Governing Council at its meeting on 10th of October, 2014 where the restructuring was considered and approved.

The department has five Professors Viz: Prof. O.T. Owolabi, Prof. S. A. Jegede, Prof. Abiodun. A. Popoola, Prof. (Mrs) K.A. Omotayo and Prof. P.O. Ajayi and other seasoned lecturers. All the courses in Science Education programmes were awarded full accreditation.

From the take off point, the Department progressed under successive leadership as Head of Department of Dr. (Mrs.) K.A. Omotayo (2015-2017), Dr. P.O. Ajayi (2017-2019), Dr. S. M. Olatunbosun (2019-2021), Dr. J.O. Fatoba (2021-2023), and the current Ag. Head of Department, Dr. J.O. Adedayo (August 2023 till date).

 

4.1 Objectives of the Department

The main focus of the Department is to provide its students with broad based modern theoretical and practical knowledge skills to enable them function effectively as professional teachers.

To this end, it is expected that graduates of the department should be able to:

 

(i)         Teach their chosen subjects effectively in Secondary Schools and Teacher Training Colleges.

(ii)        Infuse creativity into teaching and learning

(iii)       Utilize their specialized training to give leadership a critical assessment     and the development of self-discipline.

(iv)     Inculcate in the students the spirit of inquiry, creativity and ability to think critically and effectively in solving personal and other problems.

 

4.2 Mission of the Department

To offer high quality undergraduate and post graduate programmes in Areas of science education and carry out research that will permit our students to match up with international standard, thereby attaining scientific revolution of the 21st century teaching.

 

5.0 General Services and Academic Programmes

The department runs Science Education courses leading to the award of B.Sc. Ed in the following areas of study:

 

  1. Basic Science Education
  2. Education/Biology
  3. Education/Chemistry
  4. Education/Computer Science
  5. Education/Mathematics
  6. Education/Physics

All these courses were awarded full Accreditation.

The Department also runs Post-Graduate programmes in Science Education and Curriculum and Instruction at Masters and M.Phil/Ph.D levels in all the areas of study above.