Contribution of science and technology to education
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The Nigerian educational system took its root from the traditional system of the pre-colonial era. This was a period of indigenous education in which traditional education activities were practiced in various vocations like farming, weaving, blacksmithing, pot making, traditional medicine, hunting, etc. Learning at that time was characterized by apprenticeship and much of unrealized and unexplained science and technology were practiced. There was no formal curriculum but the training was relevant to the needs of the society. Some authors described the training as somehow primitive and localized because it was informal.
Science embraces every attempt of humans to explore, interpret and manage the natural world. It is dynamic and essentially concerned with the search and explanation of both regularities and irregularities in nature. It involves the quest for actions and reactions, causes and effects in the environment. The purpose of science is to transform the environment towards improving the general quality of life, thus making the world a better. The science that is formal involve a systematic study of natural phenomena and its study allows students to experience the richness and the excitement of the natural world as they engage in inquiry, critical thinking and the demonstration of skills. The scientific enterprise is one that is challenging and innovativ