Impact Of Inquiry-Based Instruction On Self-Efficacy And Understanding Of Nature Of Science Among Nce Biology Students In Lafiagi, Kwara State, Nigeria

📄 Project Abstract

This study is to investigate the Impact of Inquiry-Based Instruction on Self-efficacy and Understanding of Nature of Science among NCE Biology Students. There are four research questions and four null hypotheses. The research design for the study was quasi experimental which adopted the pretest-posttest experimental control groups design. The population for the study comprises of all the NCE1biology students of three State Colleges of Education in Kwara State with the population of two thousand two hundred and seven. The sample consisted of ninety NCE1 biology students that were drawn from two colleges of education, forty five from each college, from the two colleges of education from the population of one thousand four hundred and sixty seven using table of randomization. The students were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental groups were taught cell biology using inquiry-based instruction while the control groups were taught cell biology using lecture...