scholarly journals Relative Effectiveness of Computer Simulation Instructional Package and Four Mode Application Technique in Teaching Difficult Chemistry Concepts in Secondary Schools in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 358-363
Author(s):  
Adesoji Olubunmi Omoniyi
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Application Technique ◽  
Instructional Package

Evaluation of Huntington II Project on Computer Simulation

1975 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-311
Author(s):  
E. J. Piel
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Computer Simulations ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Positive Shift ◽  
Attitude Inventory ◽  
National Science ◽  
Students Attitudes

This paper reports on the findings of an evaluation of the use of computer simulation packages in secondary schools. It focuses on the results of an attitude inventory of a larger study which was funded by the National Science Foundation. One of the significant findings is the detection of a positive shift in students' attitudes toward computer simulations.

scholarly journals Comparative Effectiveness of Virtual Laboratory Instructional Package in Teaching Chemistry in Private and Public Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Comparative Effectiveness ◽  
Virtual Laboratory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Chemistry ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Instructional Package ◽  
Experimental Group

The study investigated Comparative Effectiveness of Virtual Laboratory Instructional Package in Teaching Chemistry in Private and Public Secondary Schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to compare the performance of students in chemistry in both private and public secondary schools in Ondo state using Virtual Laboratory Instructional Package. The study adopted the quasi-experimental pretest/posttest control group design. The sample for the study consisted of 183 senior secondary school two (SSSII) science students that were selected across the three senatorial districts of Ondo state using multistage sampling techniques. Two groups were involved in the study; the experimental group and the control group. The students in the experimental group were exposed to virtual laboratory instructional package while the control group was taught chemistry with the conventional method. One instrument; Chemistry Achievement Test was used to collect data for the study. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained through test-re-test method and the reliability index of 0.75 was obtained for the instrument. Hypotheses 1, 2 and 3 were tested with Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). However, Multiple Classifications Analysis (MCA) was used to identify the variable that contributed to the difference among groups. All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that students exposed to Chemistry practical through virtual laboratory Instructional package in private secondary schools performed significantly better than their counterparts in public secondary schools. It was also found from the study that, gender has no effects on student’s performance in public secondary schools meanwhile; there was gender difference in the performance of students in private secondary schools in favour of female students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Government at all levels should endeavour to provide information and communication facilities like computer based instructional package in schools to teach chemistry and such must be made accessible to all students, so as to promote interactive and individualized learning among secondary school students.

scholarly journals Effect of Blended Instructional Strategy on Commerce Students Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State-Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Etim Paulinus J.
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Commerce Students ◽  
Instructional Package

Teaching and learning are dynamic activities that are predicated on a number of factors. The pedagogical strategy used determines the effectiveness of the teacher and students’ academic performance. This study was therefore on the effect of blended instructional strategy on Commerce students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State-Nigeria. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were raised to direct the study. The study adopted the pretest- postest non randomized quasi experimental design. Diffusion of Innovative theory and the Material-First-Rationale-Model were used to develop Commerce Instructional Package for experimentation. Two schools out of the 13 secondary schools in Uyo Local Government Area met the requirement for selection and were used for the study. The sample size of 240 students in both the urban and rural schools were selected and used for the study using the simple random sampling technique. An instructional package on Commerce was developed and used in treating the experimental groups while the control groups were taught using the expository teaching strategy. Both the control and the experimental groups were pretested before treatment. Commerce Performance Test was used to examine the effect of the package and the difference in students’ performance. All the students in both control and the experimental groups were post-tested. Their scripts were marked and their scores used for analysis with the help of mean and Analysis of Co-variance. Results of the analysis showed a significant difference in academic performance of Commerce students taught with blended instructional strategy and those taught with expository method. There was also a significant difference in academic performance of male and female students as well as those students in urban and rural school location. Based on these results, the following recommendations were made to improve the teaching of Commerce and academic performance of students namely that blended instruction should be adopted in teaching Commerce and that in-service training, seminars and workshops should be organised by Government and other stake holders in Education to update the knowledge of teachers in the use of ICTs and web-based instructional strategies among other recommendations.   

scholarly journals BALANCING GENDER ACHIEVEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE RETENTION IN MATHEMATICS USING COMPUTER ANIMATION INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE (CAIP)

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-69
Author(s):  
lhechukwu Nwoke ◽  
Okorie Chidi ◽  
B.U.N Chile-Agada
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Computer Animation ◽  
Knowledge Retention ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Achievement Scores ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Instructional Package ◽  
Gender Achievement

The study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of Computer Animation Instructional Package on balancing gender achievement and knowledge retention in mathematics in secondary schools. The study was a quasi-experimental type adopting the pre-test, posttest non-equivalent control design type. The population of the study comprised of all senior secondary 1(SS1) students of Government owned secondary schools in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. The sample for the study was 225 students from two purposively selected secondary schools consisting of 127 females and 98 males. The instrument for data collection was a researcher made 30-item objective test questions titled “Mathematics achievement Test (MAT)”. It had reliability coefficient of 0.91 determined using Kuder-Richardson (KR21.). The experiment group was taught Surface area and volume of solids using Computer Animation Instructional Package (CAIP) while, the control group was taught the same concept using traditional approach. The data generated was analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer research questions while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The result of the study revealed that Computer Animation Instructional Package (CAIP) reduced gender disparity associated with mathematics achievement as there was no significant difference between the mean achievement scores of male and female students taught mathematics using Computer Animation Instructional Package (CAIP). Also there was no significant difference between the posttest and delayed posttest mean achievement scores of students taught mathematics using Computer Animation Instructional Package(CAIP). Based on the result it was recommended that, Mathematics teachers should use Computer Animation Instructional Package (CAIP) to teach mathematics as to reduce gender disparity in mathematics achievement and enhance knowledge retention in secondary schools.

scholarly journals The Effects of Competitive, Cooperative, and Individualistic Classroom Interaction Models on Learning Outcomes in Mathematics in Nigerian Senior Secondary Schools

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. O. Oloyede ◽  
O. F. Adebowale ◽  
A. A. Ojo
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Experimental Treatment ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
One Way Anova

The study sought to find out the relative effectiveness of three classroom interaction strategies which are known to affect students' learning outcomes in Mathematics. 484 senior secondary school three (SSSIII) students randomly selected through judgmental and stratified random sampling from government-owned secondary schools in Ikere and Ado-Ekiti local government areas of Ekiti state participated in the study. The instrument was a self-constructed one, validated and used for collecting data and titled “Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT).” The experimental treatment lasted for four weeks, and the data collected were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, ANCOVA, two-way ANCOVA, and Tukey HSD post hoc pairwise comparisons analysis. The findings showed that the students' learning outcomes in Mathematics were better promoted by the cooperative and competitive strategies but rather minimally by both individualistic and conventional strategies.

scholarly journals Effect of Computer Game-Based Instructional Strategy on Students’ Learning Outcome in Mathematics

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oyarinde Oluremi Noah
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Instructional Package

The major objective of the study was to elicit the effect of computer game-based instructional strategy on senior secondary school students’ learning outcomes in Mathematics. The researcher used a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test, control group design to carry out the study. The treatment was computer game instructional Package and conventional teaching method. Two hundred and forty (240) second year senior secondary school students (SSSII) were randomly selected from six (6) public secondary schools in On do State Nigeria. The students’ pre-test and post-test scores were subjected to Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA),T-test and Chi-Square .The findings of the study showed that the performance of students exposed to computer game instructional package was better than their counterparts exposed to the conventional classroom instruction. Based on the research findings recommendations were made on the need to develop relevant computer game instructional packages for teaching Mathematics in Nigerian secondary schools.

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