scholarly journals Computer Tutorials and Drill-Practice Strategies on Senior Science Students' Academic Achievement on Energy Transformation in Nature, Uyo, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 387-401
Author(s):  
Rebecca Ufonabasi Etiubon ◽  
Andikara Honour Etiubon ◽  
Idorenyin W. Akpan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Energy Transformation ◽  
Computer Tutorial ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study used computer tutorial and drill- practice strategies to investigate students' achievement on energy transformation in nature, Uyo, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. Quasi-experimental design of non-randomized pretest, posttest control group was used for the study. Population was all 2,629 senior secondary two students and sample size was 210 science students selected from three secondary schools in their intact classes using purposive sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was Achievement Test. Three lecturers of test, measurement and evaluation in Science Education did instrument validation. Reliability index was .85 obtained using Kuder-Richardson Formulae-21. Data analysis for research questions used mean and standard deviation and ANCOVA for hypotheses formulated at .05 significant level. Findings revealed that students taught computer tutorial achieved and retained higher than those taught with computer drill-practice and lecture methods. Gender is a non-significant factor in academic achievement of students. The findings concluded that, computer tutorial enhances students' academic achievement in energy transformation in nature. The study recommends that teachers of science embrace computer tutorial and drill-practice strategies in teaching science concepts.

scholarly journals Gender differentials in the Use of Instructional Models in Enhancing Adolescents’ Interest and Achievement in Voter Education Contents of Senior Secondary School Government Curriculum

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Grace Ogechukwu Ugwonna ◽  
Samuel Agozie Ezeudu ◽  
Okechukwu Onyinye Nwaubani ◽  
Anthonia N. Utoh-Ofong ◽  
Obiageli Calista Onyeanusi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instructional Models ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study determined gender effect in the efficacy of group investigation and jurisprudential inquiry instructional models in enhancing adolescent students’ interest and achievement in voter education related contents of senior secondary school Government curriculum. The study adopted quasi-experimental non-equivalent pre-test, post-test control group design. Sample for the study consisted of 165 SS II students drawn from senior secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the intact classes from each of the schools that were assigned to the two experimental groups. Data collected using Multiple Choice Government Achievement Test (MCGAT) and Government Interest Inventory (GII) were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions and ANCOVA for testing the hypothesis at P < 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that both group investigation and jurisprudential inquiry models were effective in enhancing interest and achievement of male and female students in voter education related contents in senior secondary school Government curriculum. However, group investigation proved more efficacious. These findings were exhaustively discussed with recommendations on how to manage gender factor in using student-centred instructional models in enhancing students’ interest and achievement.

scholarly journals Effect of Mathematics Language Approach On Students’ Interest In Statistics In Senior Secondary Schools In Abuja Municipal Area Council

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agbo-Egwu, A. O ◽  
Joseph Ugochukwu Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mathematical Language ◽  
Group Type ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study examined the effect of mathematics language on students’ interest in statistics in senior secondary school. The study employed quasi-experimental design of non-randomized pretest posttest control group type. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The sample of this study consisted of 250 Senior Secondary Two (SS2) students chosen out of the target population of 1250 students in all the 10-government grant aided secondary schools in Abuja Municipal Area Council. The sample comprised 125 male and 125 female students.  In each of the four sampled secondary schools, intact classes were used. Two sets of lesson plans on the topics under study were developed for the experimental and control groups respectively. Data were collected using Statistics Interest Inventory (SII). Research questions were answered using means and standard deviations while T-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The reliability coefficient is 0.88. From the research work, it was found out that the mathematical language when properly used improves students’ interest in Statistics and that gender has no significance difference in achievement. The study recommends among others that mathematics teachers should use the mathematical language instruction in teaching Statistics and other topics in mathematics to enhance students’ interest.

scholarly journals Effect of Hands-on Activity-Based Method on Interest of Senior Secondary Students in Organic Chemistry

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Oluwatosin Ajayi
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Secondary Chemistry ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study investigated the effect of hands-on activity-based method on interest of senior secondary chemistry students in organic chemistry. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design. A sample of 184 students from four purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 2,381 SS II students from Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria was used for the study. The experimental group was taught organic chemistry using hands-on activity-based method while the control group was taught using discussion method. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A validated 25-item Organic Chemistry Interest Inventory (OCII) was the instrument used to collect data. Reliability coefficients of 0.84 were established using Cronbach Alpha. Mean and Standard Deviation scores were used to answer the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that students taught using hands-on activity-based had significantly higher mean interest scores than those taught using discussion method (F=387.370, P(0.0001<0.05). Male and female students in hands-on activity-based group did not differ significantly in mean interest scores (F= 117.523, P(0.101>0.05). It was recommended that teachers should be encouraged to adopt hands-on activity-based method in teaching organic chemistry to enhance students’ interest in organic chemistry.

scholarly journals Effect of Internship Experiential Learning on Students’ Academic Achievement in Utilization of Model Office Technologies in Federal Colleges of Education in South-South, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-89
Author(s):  
Okolocha C.C. ◽  
Benstowe F.S.
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Questions

This study determines the effect of internship experiential learning on students' academic achievement in utilization of model office technology in Federal Colleges of Education in south-south, Nigeria. Two specific purposes, two research questions and two hypotheses were posed to guide the study. Quasi-experimental research design with pretest, post-test, non-randomized groups was adopted. 86 N.C.E. Ill business education (OTME) students during the 2018/2019 academic session made up the population. The sample consisted of 45 and 41 N.C.E. III Business Education (OTME) students from Federal College of Education (Tech.), Asaba and 41 OTME students from Federal College of Education (Tech.), Omoku, Rivers State. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample for study. A rating scale questionnaire was used for determining the students' academic achievement in model office technologies utilization. The instrument was validated by three lecturers from Faculty of Education, Nnarndi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State. The rating scale was subjected to reliability of stability using test-retest method to obtain r-value of 0.90. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of mean scores to answer research questions one. Independent t-test was used to test null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. All data were computed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 0.16. The findings revealed those exposed to model office technologies using internship experiential learning scored higher than those in control group. The findings also revealed that both male and female benefited from internship experiential learning activities used for teaching model office technologies. In same vein, the results revealed significant difference in the academic scores of experimental as against that of control group. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Business education (OTME option) lecturers should try as much as possible to adopt, design and implement internship experiential learning when handling any course that has to do with model office technologies utilization in order to assist students to acquire the needed practical skills content.

Effect of Biology Practical Activities on the Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Biology Students.

2019 ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
Veronica C. U. ◽  
Casmir N.E.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Biology Students ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study investigated the effect of Biology practical activities on the academic achievements of senior secondary school biology students in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The study adopted pretest posttest non-randomized quasi experimental design. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. One hundred and twenty (120) senior secondary school biology students were sampled from the population of 490 SS II students. Four schools were sampled out of 13 Government Secondary Schools in Awgu L.G.A. Instrument for data collection was Biology Achievement Test (BAT) consisting of 21 multiplechoice test items was constructed. The instrument was validated by three experts; one in measurement and evaluation and two in biology education. The reliability test was done using Kuder-Richardson (K-R20) which gave a reliability index of 0.74. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using t-test. The findings of the study showed that students taught biology using practical activities performed better than their counterparts using conventional method. The result also showed that gender has significant difference on students‟ performance when taught with practicals. The researchers therefore recommended that teachers should employ practical activities in teaching biology to enhance students‟ performance.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGICAL DRAWING IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
Rebecca Ugbonji Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Drawing Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Biological Concepts ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Better Than

This study investigated the influence of instruction on the drawing performance of students in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The main objective was to find out whether students will improve in drawing performance if they are tutored on the salient features of the biological drawing. A pretest-posttest- the quasi-experimental design was used in carrying out the research. The population of the study was the Senior Secondary 1 students of Sokoto State. The estimated number of this group of students according to Ministry of Education Sokoto was 18,932. Purposive sampling technique was used to select six schools that participated in the study. The treatment involved 16 sessions of teaching focusing on various aspects of biological drawing and labelling. Biology Drawing Test (BDT) was administered on the subjects to test the students ’ acquired knowledge and application o f the knowledge in practical drawing and labelling tasks. The measures obtained from the instrument were subjected to statistical analyses of t-test to test the two hypotheses of the research. The findings showed that the experimental groups performed significantly better than the control group in both drawing and labelling skills. The research, among others, recommended that biology teachers should provide specific instructions on drawing and labelling to students for effective learning and understanding of biological concepts.

scholarly journals Effect of Video Modules E-Learning Approach on the Academic Achievement of Students in the Face of COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Njoku, Uzoma B. ◽  
Obinna-Akakuru, Annabel U. ◽  
Okwara-Kalu, Chidinma ◽  
Agunanne Victoria C.
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Basic Sciences ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Imo State ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Questions

This study investigated the effect of Video modules e-learning approach on the students’ academic achievement in Basic Sciences in Imo State. Two purposes, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study is a quasi-experiment pre-test, post-test, control group design, involving two groups with analysis of covariance as post-hoc control. The population of the study consisted the entire year two students in Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri in Imo State, which are 2,063. The sample consisted of 80 Economics and Political Science students, drawn from two classes in a school within the population. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the 40 students in each class and assigned the classes to experimental and control groups. Video Modules Instructional Package (VM-IP) and the Basic Sciences Achievement Test (BSAT) were used as the instrument for data collection, while mean rating, standard deviation and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses. The content and face validities of the instruments were established by two (2) experts in Educational Measurement and Evaluation,  two (2) lecturers teaching Basic Sciences, who after due corrections, fine-tuned them and certified them fit for administration. Pearson product moment correlation coefficients method was used to determine the reliability of the results obtained with the instrument; and to establish its construct validity that is inter correlations among items which yielded a reliability coefficient value of 0.88. Findings from the study indicated that Video Modules E-learning approach method had effect on the academic achievement of students in Basic Sciences. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations made from the findings of the study which includes that there is need for the incorporation of this e-learning approach into the teaching and learning of Basic Sciences in tertiary institutions in Imo State.

scholarly journals Effects of Video-Taped Instructional Strategy and Retention of Senior Secondary 2 Chemistry Students in Lagos State

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Gabriel C. Job ◽  
Akinboboye Opeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Senior Secondary

This research investigated the effects of video-taped instructional strategy on the academic achievement and retention of senior secondary 2(SS2) chemistry students in lagos state. The continuous decimal academic achievement of students in this core science subject has been of major concern to stake holders in the education industry in lagos state in particular. The study adopted an experimental design of pretest – posttest factorial design.  The population for this study was made up of the 4500 chemistry students in Ikorodu and Kosofe LGAs, while the sample comprised 93 SS2 chemistry students gotten through multi staged method. The instrument used was Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT). The instrument was validated by experts in Educational Technology and Measurement and Evaluation while the reliability was derived through a test – retest method. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient ® was used to arrive at 0.78. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, which indicated that students achieved better when taught with video-taped than conventional methods. On the other hand, t-test was used to analyze the hypothesis, which indicated significant difference between students taught with video-taped and conventional method, amongst others. And it was recommended that video-taped instructional strategies by used regularly in senior secondary schools in Lagos state amongst others.

Assessment of Instructional Efficacy of Social Media on Students’ Achievement in Measurement and Units

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (08) ◽  
pp. 20354-20361
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Ifeanyi Orji ◽  
Zudonu Onisoman Chuks ◽  
Eze Lynda Chinyere
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
Instructional Efficacy ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study ascertains the instructional efficacy of social media on students’ achievement in measurement and units. Two research questions and hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental design of non-equivalent control group design was adopted. The study was carried out in Nsukka Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State. The population of the study is two thousand, eight hundred and eight- five (2885)(1392 males and 1493 female ) senior secondary class one (SS1) students in the 30 public senior secondary schools in Nsukka LGA. Fifty-nine (59) (26 males and 33 females) SS1 students were selected from two intact classes sampled for the study formed the sample. Purposive sampling technique was first used to select two schools with similar characteristics. Measurement and Unit Achievement Test (MUAT) was used for data collection. Two reliability estimates were employed; they are estimate of temporal stability and estimate of internal consistency using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Cronbach Alpha formulae with the following reliability indices, 0.72 and 0.75 gotten.  The experimental group was taught using lecture method lesson note built on  Whatsapp social media platform  while the control group was taught using lecture method only. Before the treatment, the two groups were pretested using MUAT. After the treatment, MUAT was reshuffled and administered as post-test to the two groups and their scores collated.   Mean and standard deviation were used to answer all the research questions while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Findings revealed a significant difference in the academic achievement of students taught measurement and units using lecture method built on social media (Whatsapp) and those taught using lecture method only in favor of group taught using lecture method built on social media ( Whatsapp) and that gender has no influence on students’ academic achievement in measurement and units when taught using lecture method built on social media (Whatsapp). Based on the findings the researchers recommended among others that  lecture method built on social media platform like WhatsApp should be adopted by science teachers because it enhances the academic achievement of the students, save instructional time when managed properly, and reduces the limitations of lecture method of being teacher dominated.

scholarly journals Security Awareness as a Panacea for Effective Management of Safe Schools Initiative and Students Academic Achievement in Unity Schools in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 755-762
Author(s):  
Ugbor Cletus Chibuike ◽  
Nweke Prince Onyemaechi ◽  
Uwakwe Iro Stephen ◽  
Isiaku Wada Bashir ◽  
Opara Felicia Nnenna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Dropout Rate ◽  
Security Awareness ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Safe School ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

The study examined security awareness as a panacea for effective management of safe school Initiative and students’ academic achievement in unity schools in Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprises 104 principals of unity schools in Nigeria. There was no sampling technique adopted since the entire population was manageable. The instrument for data collection was structured questions developed by the researchers titled: “Safe School Initiative Questionnaire (SSIQ)”. The instrument was validated by three experts, two from the Department of Educational Foundations and one in the Department of Science Education (Measurement and Evaluation Unit), all from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The reliability yielded a co-efficient of 0.83 using Cronbach Alpha techniques. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that the rationale for launching safe school initiative was to protect Nigeria students in school from being attacks, to reduce the dropout rate, to enable the students to be conscious of security situation in schools, prevent future attacks on schools, and general protection of education sector in Nigeria. The findings of the study also revealed that school based management strategies can be adopted for safe school initiative implementation in unity schools in Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendation were made, among other that, federal government should provide safety facilities especially perimeter fencing in unity school in Nigeria.

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