FFECTS OF FIELD-TRIP AND INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTIONS ON INTEREST, RETENTION, PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS ACQUISITION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN LERE EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA-NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorDANJUMA, Sunday
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-29T10:19:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-29T10:19:28Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to find out the „Effects of Field-Trip and Inquiry-Based Instructions on Interest, Retention, Performance and Social Skills Acquisition among Secondary School Biology Students in Lere Education Zone, Kaduna-Nigeria‟. The study adopted pretest, posttest and post posttest quasi experimental and control group design. The population comprised all 1979 senior secondary school Biology students in Lere zone. A sample consisting of 163 students randomly selected from three coeducational schools in Lere Education Zone participated in the study. The experimental group A having 55 students and B having 56 students were taught Ecology concepts usingField-trip and Inquiry-based Instructionrespectively while the control group having 52 students were taught using lecture method. Four validated instruments called Ecology Performance Test (EPT) with r=0.87, Ecology Social Skills Acquisition Questions (ESSAQ) with r=0.82 and Students Ecology Concept Interest Questionnaire (SECIQ) with r=0.72 were used to gather data. Eight objectives, research Questions and Null Hypotheses guided the research. The hypotheses were tested at p≤0.05 level of significance.Data collected were analyzed using t-test and Kruskal-wallis statistics. The results of the study revealed that differences existed on acquisition of social skills when students were taught using field-trip, inquiry-based instruction and lecture teaching methods in favour of experimental groups A and B.Statistics revealed that significant difference existed in interest shown by SSS Students when they were taught usingfield-trip, inquiry and lecture teaching method in favor of experimental groups A and B.Students taught ecology using Field-trip, Inquiry-based Instruction and those taught ecology using Lecture Methods differ significantly in acquisition of social skills in favour of the experimental groups and Students taught ecology using Field-trip, Inquiry-based Instruction and those taught ecology using Lecture Methods differ significantly in the interest level towards learning of biology in favour of the experimental groups.Based on the findings the following recommendations were made; the use of field-study and inquiry-based instruction should be encourage among teachers of Biology to improve student‟s acquisition of social skills, interest, performance and retention ability; Field-trip and Inquiry-based Instruction should also be encouraged to promote the learning of Biology by both male and female students.
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/123456789/13271
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dc.titleFFECTS OF FIELD-TRIP AND INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTIONS ON INTEREST, RETENTION, PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS ACQUISITION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN LERE EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA-NIGERIA
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