Students Perception Of Practical Agricultural Science In Senior Secondary Schools
[A CASE STUDY OF IFELODUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE]

In term of preference of agricultural practical to other science practicals,10( 25% ) of male and female student agreed that they prefer all other science practical to agricultural practical while 30(75%) of male and female respectively disagree with the statement that is “i prefer all other science practical’s to agricultural practical”. Which shows that  both  male and female students preferred practical agricultural science to other science practical which is also an indication that both male and female have a positive attitude toward  practical  agricultural science.
Based on perception of students on practical agricultural lesson time, 4(10%) of  both male and female agreed that they see practical agricultural lesson as punishment time, while 36(90%) of the both classes disagreed that they see agricultural practical lesson as punishment time which is a proof that students have a positive attitude toward practical agricultural science, and it gives an indication that there is no difference in the attitude of student based on gender. Generally from Table 2 it shows that gender difference does not really have any effect on student attitude toward practical agricultural science. Results from Table 2 generally indicate that the Secondary School students have a positive attitude towards Agricultural Science. The results of this study are in consonant with findings of Kidane and Worth (2013) who found a favourable positive attitude of students towards farming and studying Agricultural Science in the secondary school. On the same note, Njoroge & Orodho (2014) asserted that Senior High School students have a positive attitude and interest towards the Agriculture Science. Again, the findings of this study is in contrast with studies done by Lone (2007) that students do not want to enrol for agriculture rather they would prefer to enrol for other optional subjects such as computer studies, business studies, art and design and technology.
Research Question 3
Does gender perception of practical agricultural science influence their choice of agricultural science as a career.   

From Table 3 ,35( 85%) of male and33( 82.5%) of female student agreed that their perception of practical agricultural science  make them to aspire to read agricultural science and related courses in higher institution while 5(15%) and 7(17%) of male and female respectively disagreed with the statement, which is a indication that the way the student view agricultural science made them to aspire more to read courses related to it after their secondary school education.
16 ( 40%) of male and 18( 45%) of female students preferred white collar job to agricultural practice due to their experience in O level agricultural science. while 24(60%) of male and 22(55%) of the female student disagreed that they prefer white collar job to agricultural practice due to their own O level experiences. This is an indication that students perception of agricultural science influenced their choice of agricultural science as a career. Students with positive perception tend to take up a career in agriculture or it related fields.