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Investigating the effects of cooperative learning as an instructional strategy for teaching basic science and mathematics to junior secondary school students in Katsina state was the focus of this study. Equally, it also looked at how gender affect students' performance and attitude in basic science and mathematics when cooperative learning was use...
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... the first null hypothesis is rejected which means that, there is a significant difference in performance between those students that were exposed to co-operative learning strategy and those that were taught using inquiry method in favor of the experimental group. Table 3 above, it can be seen that the calculated R value is 0.865. This implies that there is a very high correlation between attitude and performance of students in basic science and mathematics. ...Similar publications
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... This might have also changed positively their attitudes. Furthermore, small-group learning, such as in CML, encourages students to help and encourage one another (Sa'adu Matazu & Julius, 2018;Adu & Galloway, 2015), which might have improved their attitudes towards the subject. ...
... This finding is in accordance with the earlier study by Keter (2013) which revealed that CML significantly enhanced both male and female students' motivation to learn as they are actively engaged during the teaching and learning process. Besides, recent previous studies have displayed that cooperative and mastery learning strategies usually enhance students' attitudes towards Science, biology included irrespective of gender (Alraddadi, 2020;Sa'adu Matazu & Julius, 2018). The authors claimed that both male and female students who are exposed to these instructional strategies develop positive attitudes. ...
The effects of Concept Mapping (CM) and Cooperative Mastery Learning (CML) strategies on students' attitudes towards biology were investigated in this study to instill a positive attitude in students toward biology. The study adopted a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control group design with pre-and post-tests. A total of 449 senior secondary students (SS2) from Nyamagabe District, Rwanda was studied. Pre- and post-administration of biology Attitude Questionnaire (BAQ) with the reliability (α= 0.95) was used to obtain data. Mean, standard deviation, analysis of covariance, and Bonferroni test were applied for data analysis. The findings showed that students exposed to the CM and CLM strategies have a significantly higher attitude towards biology than those taught using conventional teaching methods (CTM) (F (2, 445) =26.717, p=.000<.05). There was no significant difference in mean attitude scores between male and female students who were taught biology using CM (F (1,148) =.635, p=.427>0.05) and CML (F (1,141) =. 670, p=.796>0.05). Also, the results showed no significant interaction effect of treatment and gender on the attitude of students towards biology (F (2,442) =.586, p=.557>0.05). The study concluded that the CM and CML are effective teaching strategies in raising students’ attitudes towards biology regardless of gender. It is recommended among other things that biology teachers should adopt the CM and CML strategies during instruction to help students develop a positive attitude toward biology.
The aim of this research is to assess availability and utilization of Interactive White Boards (IWBs) in teaching and learning of Biology among Undergraduate students in Sokoto State. The research is a descriptive survey with a population of 587 and a sample size of 234 100 level students of Science and Vocational Education department who are offering biology courses at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. A self-designed questionnaire tagged ‘Assessment of the use of Interactive White Board in Teaching and Learning Biology’ (AIWBTLB) and Biology Performance Test (BTP) were used as instruments for data collection. The instruments were validated by experts and exhibited reliability index of 0.87 and 0.79 using Cronbach alpha and split half method respectively. The data generated was statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Findings revealed that the required IWBs for teaching and learning Biology were not available; and the available IWBs were not adequately utilized. Equally important, a positive relationship was found between IWBs utilization and undergraduate students’ performance in biology. It was however recommended among others that, government; management of universities should as a matter of urgent importance provide adequate IWBs devices for the teaching and learning of Biology in the universities; and to provide modalities in which students are encouraged to make full use of IWBs in the teaching and learning of Biology.
Physics has continued to generate favorable commendation in the educational landscape of every society in the modern-day world. However, the concern about the increasing decline in students performance and the growing purported difficulties associated with the subject has continued to attract research attention. There are intimations that secondary school students in rural communities are more likely to commit less effort to science subjects. Thus, the primary purpose of this study was to investigate cooperative instructional strategy as a well-researched teaching method that could also improve students commitment to physics. Two hundred and nineteen secondary school students in the rural communities in Kogi State, Nigeria, enrolled in the science classes participated in the study. A quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test research design was employed for the study. The participants were grouped into two different groups for the pre-test and post-test analyses. The experimental group was exposed to the cooperative instructional teaching method, while the control group was taught conventionally. An independent-samples t-test was performed to determine differences between the observed and the control groups on a commitment to physics in the post-test study with a statistically significant MD= 10.85, t (117) = 20.026, p = .001. It was concluded that cooperative instructional strategy enhances students commitment to physics. The study recommends robust training of teachers on the use of collaborative instructional strategies.
Research has shown that integrated science process skills are crucial in the modern-day world. In this study, we used secondary school students enrolled in the science classes to determine the role of cooperative instructional strategy on the students integrated science process skill. Ninety-eight students participated in the study. We adopted a pre-test post-test research design in the study. The participants were grouped into two different groups for the pre-test and post-test studies. The experimental group was exposed to the cooperative instructional teaching method, while the control group was taught conventionally. Test of Integrated Science Process Skills (TISPS) was used to assess the participants integrated science process skills. An independent-samples t-test was run to determine if there were differences between the experimental and the control groups on integrated science process skills in the post-test study. The integrated science process skills increased in the experimental group (4.71 ± 4.91) than the control group (23.01 ± 4.27), a statistically significant difference of 18.68 (95% CI, 16.83 to 20.54), t (96) = 20.026, p = .001 was established. It was concluded that cooperative instructional strategy enhances students performance integrated science process skills. The study recommends that teachers should be regularly trained on the use of cooperative instructional strategies.
