Impact Of Problem Solving And Discovery Strategies On Attitude, Retention And Performance In Genetics Concepts Among Secondary School Students In Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria

📄 Project Abstract

This study investigated the impact of problemsolving and discovery strategies on attitude, retention and academic performance in genetic concepts among secodnary school students in Zaria, Nigeria. The research design for the study Quasi-experimental and control group involving pretest andposttest. The population of the study consisted of 527, (264 male and 263 female) students. Simple random sampling technique by balloting method was used to select three schools out of five co-educational schools. A sample of three hundred and forty-five (345) secondary school students consisting of 182 male and 163 female students were randomly selected and used for the study. The sample was divided into three groups - experimental and control groups. Both groups were pre-tested before the treatment, and post testedafter treatment. Two instruments were used for gathering data, Genetic Performance Test (GPT) with reliability co-efficient of r=0.87 and Students Attitude to Genetics Questionnaire (SAGQ) ...