Performance Among Basic Sciencestudents Of Varied Abilities, Inzaria, Nigeria

📄 Project Abstract

This study investigated"Efficacy of Concept-Mapping Instructional Strategy on Retention and Performance among Basic Science Students with Varied Abilities in Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria". A sample of 120 JSS students were randomly selected from the population of 3,729 students. The sample emerged after pretesting 1,327 students who were randomly selected from the six study schools. They were further categorized into high, medium and low ability on the basis of their performance in the pretest. The three experimental groups were taught the concepts of work, energy and power using concept mapping teaching strategy, while the control group were taught same concepts using lecture method. Pretest; post test and postpost test data generated were analyzed to determine whether the two groups are significantly different in their ability. Three null hypotheses were tested using ANOVA statistic at p-value 0.05 and the following major findings were made: Students exposed to concept mapping teaching str...