Factors Affecting the Use of Field Trip in Teaching and Learning Biology in College of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa State

The research provides an appraisal of the factors affecting the use of field tripin teaching and learning of Biology in the College of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa State. It provides an analysis of the nature of field tripin teaching and learning biology and its significance. The research not only proffers a methodology of teaching and learning of biology but also elucidate the factors affecting its use. Questionnaires were administered and ninety-one of them returned for analysis. The analysis used was a simple percentage to ascertain the use of field trips in teaching and learning of Biology in the College of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa State. From the findings, it was clearly seen that the use of field trip in teaching and learning biology is very vital as can be shown in the use of field trip in teaching and learning biology is very vital as shown in the summary of the data collected, 827 responses representing 39.55% strongly agreed with the twenty-three questions or statements presented in the questionnaires. 1005 responses representing 48.10% agreed with the twenty-three questions or statements presented in the questionnaires. Only 187 responses representing 8.94% disagreed with the twenty-three questions or statements presented in the questionnaires and 72 responses representing 3.44% strongly disagreed with the twenty-three questions or statements presented in the questionnaires. The percentage of respondents that strongly agreed and agreed was higher than the percentage of respondents that disagreed or strongly disagreed.