EFFECT OF FRAMING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY ON STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN MOLE CONCEPT

📄 Project Abstract

In this modern time, for individual members of any society to cope effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday living, competently to the difficulties involved in the pursuit of personal and group goals and function confidently in ones environment, there is the need for the acquisition of meaningful and usable scientific knowledge. The acquisition of relevant scientific knowledge, attitude and values is known to facilitate economic, socio-political and technological development of any country (Okafor 1988, Bajah, 1992). The increasing demand of chemical knowledge has led to the reorientation in the teaching of chemistry. This is done in a way that is designed to increase students scientific literacy, sustain their interest in the subject and help develop relevant problem solving skills. For instance, there have been several revisions of the secondary school science syllable (chemistry, physics and biology) such as the current revised science curriculum of the 6-3-3-4 and th...