An Assessment of Teaching and Evaluation Methods Used in the FCT Basic Education Schools

This study investigated science teaching and evaluation methods used in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Basic Education Schools. The sample was made of 54 students, 37 teachers, 16 school head teachers drawn from these Schools located in three Local Government Council Areas of the, Abuja.  Forty-eight male and Fifty-nine female respondents were drawn from private and public schools. A total of 107 respondents formed the sample used for the study. The study adopted survey research design in which three sets of questionnaires, for the students, for the teachers and for the Principals/Head Teachers that were involved in the study. The research questions were answered and data collected for the study were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages. Results revealed that most schools poorly implemented procedures like Guided Discovery, Concept-mapping, Individual projects, and Group works/assignments. A number of recommendations for ameliorating the astonishing and disturbing situation present were offered.