EXPLORING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON TEACHERS’ EFFICIENCY AND STUDENTS’ LEARNING OPTIMISATION IN LAGOS NIGERIA

Abstract

Amidst the myriad challenges that threaten Nigeria's educational system is the declining learning outcomes of students across schools in Nigeria.Identifying and mitigating the challenges and deploying global innovative best practices into Nigeria's educational system may provide the needed solution.Therefore, the impact of climate change (CC) on teachers' efficiency, educational resources and students' learning optimization in Lagos State was examined.A mixed research method, involving quantitative and qualitative methods, was adopted for the study.CC learning optimizations (CCLO) questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection.Random sampling technique was used to select 480 respondents for the study.Frequency counts with percentages and a t-test Journal Plus Education Vol.XXXVI No. 2/NOVEMBER p.59-70 -60 statistical analysis were used to analyses the data.Result showed that CC effects like heat waves, high rainfall and flooding can threaten teachers' classroom efficiency, and learning resources and thus negatively influence students' learning outcomes.Excessive heat due to global warming could affect students' comprehension and retention.Extreme temperature and rainfall experienced in early school year can cause few years of schooling later in life.There was no significant difference in perception of impact of CC on student learning optimization based on gender (t-test).It was concluded that CC affects teachers' efficiency, learning resources, and students' learning optimization.Addressing the problem of CC can support teachers' efficiency and improve students' learning outcomes.