Effects of Out-door Activities on Students’ Attitude towards Physics in Secondary Schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 126-131
Author(s):  
AWODUN ADEBISI OMOTADE ◽  
JEGEDE S.A
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study investigated the effects of out-door activities on students’ attitude towards learning of Physics in Senior Secondary School Physics in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The research design adopted in the study was Pretest-Posttest Quasi-experimental. The sample for the study was 150 Senior Secondary One (SSI) Physics students (this sample was divided into the experimental and control groups in ratio 1: 1 i.e. 75 in each group), selected through the multistage sampling technique from a total population of 7,852 SS I students offering Physics in all the 184 public Senior Secondary Schools in Ekiti State. The instrument used to collect relevant data from the subjects was Physics Attitudinal Scale (PAS). The reliability of the instrument was determined through the split-half method with the reliability coefficient of 0.83. Two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data collected were analysed using inferential statistics of t-test and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results of the analyses showed that there was significant difference in the attitude of students to Physics in the experimental and control groups in favour of experimental group. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that non-conventional teaching approaches such as using out-door activities, should be introduced into the teaching of Physics in the nation’s secondary schools to reinforce the hitherto adopted conventional teaching method and Physics teachers should be encouraged to make use of these new teaching approaches.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE ONACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLSTUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS IN BIDA METROPOLIS, NIGER STATE,NIGERIA.

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
R. W. Gimba ◽  
A. A. Hassan ◽  
M. Abdulrahman ◽  
A. Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Instructional Package ◽  
Experimental Group

This study compared the effects of the researcher designed Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) package on achievement and interest of senior secondary school students in set theory to the traditional teaching method. The study was carried out in Bida Metropolis. Two senior secondary schools were purposively chosen because of the availability of computers in these schools. A sample of one hundred and nine (109) SSI students was involved in the study. The design used was a quasi-experimental design. Two intact classes were used; four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study, while Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level o f significant. The result revealed that the mean and standard deviation of the post-test achievement score of experimental and control groups are 60.25 and Standard Deviation 0.12, and 31.15 and Standard Deviation 0.10 respectively in favour of the experimental group and the interest inventoiy score of experimental and control groups are 58.43 and Standard Deviation 0.18, and 32.23 and Standard Deviation 0.23 respectively in favour of the experimental group. The study revealed no significant difference in the mean achievement and interest scores of male and female students taught using CAT package. Some recommendations were made among which is mathematics teachers should include the use of computer assisted instructional package as one of the strategies to be employed in classroom teaching and learning.

Effects of English and Yoruba interpreted biology picture label as an advanced organiser on students’ learning outcomes in senior secondary schools in Ife East local government area

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
D. Elugbaju Feyisayo ◽  
Adeyinka Oluwaseun Kareem ◽  
Popoola Oluwasegun
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Biology Students ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
And Control ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study assessed the effect of English and Yoruba interpreted biology picture labels as an advance organiser on the achievement of senior secondary school biology students in Ile-Ife. It also investigated the effect of the labels on students’ attitude toward biology. The study adopted the non-equivalent pre-test-post-test control group research design. The population for the study consisted of senior secondary school students in Ife-East Local Government Area of Osun state. The study sample comprised 128 senior secondary school II biology students in three intact classes selected using simple random sampling technique. The three classes were randomly assigned to two experimental and one control group, namely: Picture labels in English advance organiser group, picture labels interpreted into Yoruba advance organiser group and the conventional teaching method group. Two research instruments were used for the study, namely: Students’ achievement test in biology and students’ attitudinal questionnaire. Data were analysed using analysis of covariance. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant effect in the achievement of students in the experimental and control groups. There was also a significant effect in the attitude of students in experimental and control groups, with Yoruba interpreted picture labels having a better effect on the learning outcomes of biology students than picture labels in English and the conventional teaching method. The study concluded that picture labels interpreted into Yoruba as advance organiser was a better strategy in improving students’ learning outcomes in biology.   Keywords: Achievement; advance organiser; attitude; picture; Yoruba language

scholarly journals Assessing the Effectiveness of Innovative Pedagogy and Lecture Method on Students Academic Achievement and Retention in Computer Programming

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Christian Basil Omeh ◽  
Chijioke Jonathan Olelewe
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Computer Programming ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Innovative Pedagogy ◽  
And Control

Education prepares one for the world of work; hence, the adoption of the innovative instructional approach employed in the process of teaching and learning is key to the attainment of this goal. To mitigate students’ poor achievement in computer programming (CP), innovative pedagogy (IP) was adopted to make students become active learners in classroom learning. In this study, a quasi-experimental design was used and nonrandomized the subject with pretest and posttest. Students (N = 145) were nonrandomized to the treatment and control groups. The researchers conducted a repeated measure of analysis of variance to determine the change between the experimental and control groups. Students’ attributes were tested for differences by comparing categorical data with chi-square statistics. The interaction effect was determined using an analysis of covariance. The results revealed that the experimental group’s CP achievement test results outperformed those of the control group at posttest and retention tests. Furthermore, the findings of the study show that there is no significant difference in students’ academic achievement across ability levels and gender. Also, there is no interaction between the pretest and the IP. The study, therefore, recommends that computer educators should adopt innovative teaching practices in their day-to-day teaching since it is more creative, learner-centered, and improved student engagement.

scholarly journals Effects Of Problem-Solving Method On Secondary School Students Achievement And Retention In Social Studies, In Ekiti State, Nigeria

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
B.O. Abdu-Raheem
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

This study investigated the effects of problem-solving method of teaching on secondary school students achievement and retention in Social Studies. The study adopted the quasi-experimental, pre-test, post-test, control group design. The sample for the study consisted of 240 Junior Secondary School Class II students randomly selected from six secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instrument used for the study is the Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT) designed and validated by the researcher. Section A of the instrument consisted of the bio-data of the respondents while section B was made up of 40 multiple-choice items designed to measure the students achievement and retention in Social Studies. Four hypotheses were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data were analyzed using t-test and ANCOVA statistical tools. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the achievement mean scores of students in the experimental and control groups. There is a significant difference between the pre-test mean scores and achievement mean scores of students in the experimental and control groups. There is a significant difference between the retention mean scores of students in the experimental and control groups. There is a significant difference between the achievement mean scores and the retention mean scores of students in the experimental and control groups. It was discovered in the study that problem-solving method is more effective than conventional lecture method in improving students achievement in Social Studies. It was therefore recommended that teachers should be innovative in handling their lessons by relating them to the day-to-day life of students in such a way that the students will be challenged to put the lessons to practice as much as possible. Government should also emphasize the use of problem-solving method to teach Social Studies in secondary schools.

scholarly journals Effects of Cooperative E-Learning Approach on Students Attitude Towards Chemistry in Koibatek Sub-County, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Chebii Roselyn ◽  
Samuel W. Wachanga ◽  
Zepheniah O. Anditi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
Equivalent Control ◽  
E Learning ◽  
And Control

The study investigated the effectiveness of Co-operative E-learning approach (CELA) on students’ attitude towards Chemistry. The Solomon Four Group, Non-equivalent Control Group Design was employed in the study. The study was carried out in Koibatek sub-county, Kenya where there has been a persistent low achievement in the subject. 489 form three students from twelve county schools, purposively selected from the sub-county were taught the same course content on the mole for a period of five weeks. The experiment groups received their instructions through the use of CELA approach and control groups using the conventional teaching method. The researcher trained the teachers in the experimental groups on the technique of CELA before treatment. Student Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ) was used for data collection. The results of the study indicated that students in experimental groups outperformed those in the control groups. Also, there were no statistically significant differences in the mean score in SAQ between boys and girls exposed to CELA. Girls and boys performed equally well in altitudes towards Chemistry. Chemistry teachers should be encouraged to incorporate CELA method.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF ENGLISH COMICS ON THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT AT SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 10 KENDARI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Risya Fatimah Zahra
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Research Question ◽  
T Test ◽  
Conventional Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Second Year ◽  
And Control ◽  
Vocabulary Achievement

This study is conducted to investigate whether there was a significant effect of English comics on students‟ vocabulary achievement. The research question of this study was “is there any significant effect of English comics on students‟ vocabulary achievement at SMPN 10 Kendari?” The design of this study was quasi experimental design that consists of experimental class and control class. The sample of this study are students at class VIII 3 and VIII 4 in SMP Negeri 10 Kendari who register in academic year 2016/2017 with the total number of sample are 56 students, 27 for control class and 29 for experimental class. The instrument of this study is a vocabulary test. The researcher collects the data by giving pre test in two classes to know students ability, giving treatment which  the researcher conducted teaching and learning process by using English comics in experimental class and using no media (conventional teaching method) in control class, giving post test to know students‟ vocabulary achievement after being taught by using comics compared with the result in class that taught by conventional teaching media. The researcher used an Independent sample T-test in SPSS verse 20 to analyze the result of the research. An independent sample t-test was conducted to compare the gain scores in experimental and control class. There was a significant difference in the scores for experimental class (M= 2.02, SD= 2.03) and control class (M= 0.94, SD= 1.32) conditions; p= 0.02 Sig. <α or H0  is rejected and H1  is accepted.  Thus,  it  can be said  that  using English  comics  has  increased  the  students‟  vocabulary achievement. The effect of English comics can increase students‟ vocabulary achievement at second year students‟ of SMPN 10 Kendari. Keywords : English comics, Vocabulary Achievement, Media in Learning

scholarly journals PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE TEACHERS TOWARDS TEACHING IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Florence Omosholape Abidoye
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Years Of Teaching Experience ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

The objective of this study was to determine the perception of science teachers towards science teaching in senior secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined the perception of science teachers towards science teaching on the basis of their gender and years of teaching experience. It was a survey research in which simple random sampling technique was used to select 275 science teachers from secondary schools in Lagos state, Nigeria. Two hundred and eight five Science teachers were sampled from senior secondary schools, of the 285 questionnaires distributed, 275 were retrieved. The data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentages and t-test. These were used to answer the research questions and also test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that: (i) science teachers generally had positive perception towards science teaching (tcal.= 20.43 at p < 0.05);  (ii)  there was no significant difference in the perception of science teachers towards science teaching based on their gender (tcal.= 0.39 at p > 0.05); and (iii) there was no significant difference in the perception of science teachers towards science teaching based on their years of teaching experience (tcal.= 1.40 at p > 0.05). The implications are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effect of self-efficacy education based on self-care behaviors of self-administered hypertension groups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Asa Kohne Forody ◽  
Mehdi Gholian Aval ◽  
Hadi Tehrani ◽  
Habibollah Esmaily
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
And Control

Introduction: High blood pressure is a chronic disease that requires long-term treatment; despite being asymptomatic, it leads to fatal complaints and complications. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of education based on self-efficacy theory on self-care behaviors of hypertensive self-help groups in comprehensive health service centers in Mashhad in2020.  Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study in which 80 female patients with hypertension were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The educational intervention was based on the theory of self-efficacy for the experimental group. Data collection tools were a three-part questionnaire including: demographic information and a standard questionnaire of self-efficacy and self-care of blood pressure. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, Friedman test and repeated measures and analysis of covariance by SPSS software version 20 with a significance level of 0.05 Results: There was a significant difference in self-efficacy (P <0.001) and self-care (P <0.001) scores and controlled blood pressure between the experimental and control groups. The self-care score increased by 0.84 which was also statistically significant (p <0.001) Conclusion: Intervention based on the theory of self-efficacy can be effective in promoting self-care and self-efficacy of blood pressure self-help groups. Therefore, it is suggested that this theory be used in educational planning for patients and blood pressure self-help groups.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the Native Training Model Designed Based on Lazarus Theory and Behavioral Planning Theory in the Consolidation of Family Functioning: A case study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jallal Iranizadeh ◽  
Hassan Zarei Mahmoodabadi ◽  
Saeed Vaziri ◽  
Seyed Alireza Afshani
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Planning Theory ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Introduction: Recently, consolidation of family functioning is considered as one of the most important solutions for elevating and strengthening marital life. Therefore, benefiting from family strengthening approaches is so truly significant. This research aims at investigating the effectiveness of the native model based on Lazarus theory and behavioral planning theory on the consolidation of family functioning. Method: This research is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and control group. The population includes all the couples referring to counseling and psychotherapy centers of Yazd Province, in Iran, 2019. Purposive sampling was used to select 34 couples who have the inclusion criteria, and they were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The couples answered the family consolidation questionnaire designed by Movahed et al. The experimental group received 11 sessions of interventions extracted from the localized Lazarus model and behavioral planning theory. Finally, data analysis was done by SPSS version 16 and an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The significance level of research was considered to be α=0.05 Findings: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the estimated mean score of the family consolidation in the experimental and control groups. Also, the findings suggest that compared with the control group, the posttest scores of the performance, problem-solving, relationship, emotional involvement, emotional support, role play, behavioral control, media, and superstition have been improved in the experimental group. This significant difference results from the training intervention. However, the variable of religious beliefs has not changed significantly. Conclusion: The training intervention done by the model has developed based on Lazarus theory and behavioral planning theory which can consolidate the family functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Effect on Emotion Regulation and Death Anxiety in Older Female Adults

2022 ◽  
pp. 003022282110659
Author(s):  
Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee ◽  
Mohammad Reza Falsafinejad ◽  
Tina Zoljalali ◽  
Cobra Ghazizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Therapy Effect ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

This study examined the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy intervention on emotion regulation and death anxiety in old women. This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The research population included elderly women aged 60–75 years who were members of the Tehran Municipality Retirees Association in 2020. A total of 30 women were assigned to intervention and control groups (15 persons in each group). The participants in the intervention group received the dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) intervention for 10 sessions while the participants in the control group did not receive any intervention. The results of the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that there was a significant difference between the women in the intervention and control groups in terms of cognitive emotion regulation and death anxiety on the posttest. This therapy can be used for the elderly living in nursing homes and aging associations and institutions.

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