EFFECTS OF SCIENCE -TECHNOLOGY -SOCIETY (STS) INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED GENETIC CONCEPTS AMONG NCE STUDENTS.
EFFECTS OF SCIENCE -TECHNOLOGY -SOCIETY (STS) INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED GENETIC CONCEPTS AMONG NCE STUDENTS.
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2011-06
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DAMBANA, BatureTete
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Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the effects of Science-Technology-Society (STS)
instructional strategy on NCE students performance inselected genetic concepts. The effectof
this strategy on gender difference was also investigated. The target population was the NCE
students studying biology in the colleges of education in north-west zone of Nigeria totaling
837. Forthe teaching treatment two schools werepurposefully selected based on some factors
common to both of them.One college served as the experimental and the other asthe control,
after sampling using balloting method .The study sample consisted of one hundred (100)
students, 50 from each college. There were 59 male and 41 female students. The control group
was taughtusing the traditional (lecture) method while the experimental was taught using the
STS strategywhich was based on the jurisprudential model of Pederson (1992). Both groups
were pre and post tested. The major instrument for the study wasGenetic Concepts
Achievement Test (GAT). The data collected were analyzed using t-test statistics at a significant
level of 0.05. Four questions which translated to hypotheses were tested. The findings of the
studyare as follows: The experimental group(exposed to STS strategy)performed significantly
better than thecontrol group(exposed to traditionalmethodof instruction). There was no
statistically significant difference between the performance of male and female students taught
using STS approach, showing that STS is gender friendly. Based on these results
recommendations were made, one of which was the sensitization of various stakeholders on the
need for the adoption of STS instructional approach in the teaching and learning of genetics,
biology and science courses at all levels.
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A thesis submittedto the Post-Graduate School
Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria.
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of
Masters Degree in Science Education.
Department of Education,
Faculty of Education,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria –Nigeria.
Keywords
EFFECTS,, SCIENCE,, TECHNOLOGY ,, SOCIETY,, INSTRUCTIONAL,, STRATEGY,, ACADEMIC,, PERFORMANCE,, SELECTED,, GENETIC,, CONCEPTS,, NCE, STUDENTS.