EFFECTS OF DEMONSTRATION TEACHING STRATEGY IN REMEDYING MISCONCEPTIONS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AMONG STUDENTS OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN KANO STATE

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2011-06
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MAIZUWO, Adamu Idris
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This study investigated the effectiveness of demonstration teaching strategy on students’ misconceptions of concepts in organic chemistry and academic achievement of NCE II chemistry students in colleges of education in Kano state. The study is of a pre-test post-test quasi experimental control design. One hundred and twenty six NCE II chemistry students from two colleges of education in Kano state were used as the sample of the study. The instruments used for data collection were; Organic Chemistry Achievement Test (OCAT) and Organic Chemistry Misconception Test (OCMT). The two tests were used to determine group equivalence and level of misconception of the students (pre-tests) and also to determine the effectiveness of demonstration method on the misconception of concepts (post-tests). The data analysis was carried out using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 16) in which the t-test analysis revealed that students taught organic chemistry concepts through demonstration teaching method (experimental group) performed significantly higher than those taught same using lecture method (control group). Thus, demonstration teaching method enhances academic achievement, in additition to remedying students’ misconception in organic chemistry. Among other things, the finding of the study was that demonstration teaching method was gender friendly. The study recommends, among other things that: i) chemistry teachers should be encouraged, motivated and assisted to use demonstration teaching method and Efforts should be geared towards the use of demonstration teaching method in tertiary institutions (NCE level) by the authorities concerned.
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M.ED THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTERS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA – NIGERIA
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DEMONSTRATION TEACHING STRATEGY,, REMEDYING MISCONCEPTIONS,, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY,, AMONG STUDENTS OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN KANO STATE
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