IMPACT OF PROJECTED STILL VISUALS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN ZARIA INSPECTORATE (EDUCATIONAL) DIVISION IN KADUNA STATE.

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2013-12
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BOOR, CHARITY MWUESE H.
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This study investigates the impact of projected still visuals on the academic performance of junior secondary school students in social studies in zaria Inspectorate (educational) division in kaduna state. The Impact of Availability, Accessibility and the academic performance of J. S. S. Students in Social Studies is generally poor as they often forget what they are being taught. The objectives of this were to determine the impact of projected still visuals materials on academic performance among J .S. S. Social Studies students in Zaria Inspectorate (Educational) Division. The research design for this study was pre-test – post-test Quasi – Experimental research. Total Population of 10,082, was used for the study and Social Studies academic performance test (SSAPT) was employed. The sample size for the study was Two Hundred and fifty (250), and the SSAPT Instrument were return for analysis, t-test statistic and Anova were used to retain or rejected the research question stated at (0.05). Four research question were analyzed and findings were made that, research question one and four were rejected while question two and three were retained on experimental group post test was found to have higher mean score difference of 64.45 while those of control group pre-test 34.69 after the treatment. The implication of this study revealed that the use of projected still visual materials has impact on the academic performance of Social Studies student’s and gender has no barrier to successful academic performance in Social Studies learning. It was recommended that, Methods such as the talk-chalk should be discouraged as it only orientates learners remembering which is easily forgotten. It has been ascertained that the use of projected still visual materials greatly enhance the learning of Social Studies in JSS.
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Thesis Submitted to Postgraduate School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Masters Degree in Education (Instructional Technology) Department of Educational Foundation and Curriculum Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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PROJECTED STILL VISUALS,, THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE,
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