School Environments as Correlates of Effective Teaching and Learning in Selected Public Primary Schools in Oyo Metropolis

Education is the most excellent heritage a nation could give to its youth. The school environment,which includes the classroom, school location, school facility, school climate and technology,etc, is a variable that affects teaching and learning. The researchers sought to determine theschool environment as correlates of effective teaching and learning in selected public primaryschools in Oyo metropolis. A descriptive research method was adopted with a questionnairethat was validated by an expert who adjudged it suitable for the study. Questionnaire wasused to elicit response from 20 public primary schools with 200 respondents sampled for thestudy in Oyo Metropolis while chi-square method was used to analyse the research hypotheses.The findings of the studies show that a well conducive school environment for students/pupilswould enhance effective teaching and learning process and also richly endowed with educationalfacilities. It was recommended that schools should put in place adequate facilities, resourcesand programmes that will guarantee physical and mental health, social well-being and thesafety and security of the school community which will promote the learning outcomes of thechild.