Supervision of Science Teaching in Secondary Schools in Rivers State – A Rethink and Application of Scientific Supervision Model (Stoner, Freeman & Gilbert 2007)

The paper examined the current practice of schools’ supervision in Rivers State as applied to science teaching/learning. Based on nature teaching which involves experimentation, demonstration, fieldtrip, guided inquiring, use process skills and laboratory methods. Personnel Supervision Model (PSM) is inadequate, exclusively for teachers lack integration with respect areas specialization; inability probe teacher creativity, verification products hence supervisors should differentiate strategy between social management subjects from that pure sciences. It suggested Scientific [1] be used assess learning order inject adequate behavioral change among supervisees anchor specialty-specific. offers instructional methods, processes personnel science. Supervisors trained proposed (SSM) modified Science Secondary Schools.