scholarly journals Effectiveness of Concept Mapping Strategy on Understanding and Retention among Secondary School Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Ramyasmruthi S Talanki
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Concept Map ◽  
Secondary Student ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mapping Strategy ◽  
Spss Software

Concept mapping is a tool used for representing knowledge in an organized format. It consists of concepts that are encircled and a connecting line with linking words or phrases represents the relationships between the different sub-concepts. Joseph D. Novak developed the concept maps in the 1970s. Mendia et al., 2008 have used this tool that promotes meaningful learning in math with secondary school students. Sharma, 2014 has used this tool for student’s achievement and concept retention for higher secondary student. This paper is regarding effectiveness of concept maps in concept retention among secondary school students. It is an action research conducted with ten students. The concept map was prepared using software called as Cmap. The institute that has developed this software is Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. The concept of structure of DNA was taken to teach the students using concept map. A pretest, posttest, and delayed test were conducted to observe the students understanding and retention of the concept. The results were analyzed using SPSS software. It was observed that the understanding and retention of the concept among the students was visible after using the concept mapping strategy

scholarly journals Awareness and Perception of Secondary School Students Towards Choosing Horticulture as A Career

2019 ◽  
pp. 245-253
Author(s):  
Yusuff A. Q. ◽  
Abiola I. O. ◽  
Oyewumi R. V. ◽  
Ohaegbulam J. C.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Secondary Student ◽  
School Students ◽  
Frequency Table ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Senior Secondary

This research examines the awareness and perception of senior secondary student towards horticulture as a profession in Oyo State, (A case study of Ibadan South East Local Government). One hundred (100) questionnaires were administered and all were retrieved. Purposive sampling techniques was used for data collection, and descriptive statistics such as frequency table, bar chart graph was used to analyze the objectives while inferential statistics such as regression analysis and t-test was used to test for its significance. It is revealed in the result that majority of the respondent were between 10-15years of age, also majority of the students were in SS2 which indicates the set time for them to choose a career path that would usher them into the next stage of learning. Furthermore, the gender findings revealed that 34% were male, while 66% were female. This result clearly shows that the profitability of horticulture is not gender-based. Lastly, majority of the respondents have good perceptions towards horticulture as a profession and aware of its benefits and profitability, which would result to a progressive effect on the capacity building of the horticultural sector. This s survey shows that horticulture stands the chance of having a new generation of professionals.

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