"THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE USING NISTEP MODE OF TEACHING
"THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE USING NISTEP MODE OF TEACHING
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2000
Authors
USMAN, ISA A LH A JI
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Abstract
The quest for the improvement o f students’ performance in practical activity and
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their achievement and the relationship between the two, in integrated science at the Junior
Secondary School (J SS) level prompted the need for this study. The intent of the study,
therefore, was to examine the relationship between students’ performance in practical
activity and their academic achievement in integrated science using NISTEP mode of
teaching.
Six research questions were formulated and six null hypotheses were stated and
tested to answer the research questions.
Test o f Integrated Science Practical Skills (TOISPS) and Integrated Science
Achievement. Test (ISAT) were used to collect data from 100 subjects in the Junior
Secondary School Classes III. the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (r)
statistics was used to test for the relationship while t-test statistics was used to test for the
significance o f the difference between the mean scores o f the subjects at 0.05 level o f
confidence. From analysis o f data the following findings were reached.
1 There was high positive relationship between students’ performance in practical
activity and their academic achievement in integrated science when exposed to
NISTEP mode of teaching.
2 Male students’ performance in practical activity is related to their academic
achievement in integrated science when exposed to NISTEP mode o f teaching.
3 There was high positive relationship between female students’ performance in
practical activity and their academic achievement in integrated science when
exposed to NISTEP mode o f teaching.
4 Students’ exposed to NISTEP mode o f teaching performed better in academic
achievement integrated science than those taught with lecture method.
5 There was no significant differences in mean scores the performances o f male and
female students in practical activities in integrated science when exposed to
NISTEP mode of teaching.
6 Male and female students exposed to NISTEP mode o f teaching do not differ
significantly in their academic achievement in integrated science.
From the findings o f this study, it was concluded that students’ performance in
practical activities and their academic achievement are significantly related positively
when NISTEP mode of teaching is used in integrated science teaching at Junior
Secondary School level.
NISTEP mode o f teaching enhances students’ performance in practical activities
and their academic achievement in integrated science or Junior Secondary School level.
NISTEP mode o f teaching is also gender - friendly. It enhances both, male and
female students’ performance in practical activities and their academic achievement in
integrated science at Junior Secondary School level.
Recommendation were made, on the use o f NISTEP mode o f teaching integrated
science at Junior Secondary School level based on the findings of the study.
Description
BEING A RESEARCH DISSERTATION SUBMITTED
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) IN
SCIENCE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA.
YEAR 2000
Keywords
RELATIONSHIP,, STUDENTS,, ACTIVITIES,, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT,, INTEGRATED SCIENCE, NISTEP,, TEACHING