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AgwuUdu, David – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2018
This study compared the effects of Individualised Instructional Strategy (IIS) and Cooperative Learning Instructional Strategy (CLIS) on male and female senior secondary school students' academic achievement in Organic Chemistry. The study was guided by 2 research questions and 3 null hypotheses. The design was quasi-experimental. The population…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement
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Ajaja, O. Patrick; Agboro-Eravwoke, Urhievwejire Ochuko – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2017
The major purpose of this study was to explore the metacognitive orientations of science students at the secondary level of education. To achieve this, three research questions and hypotheses were raised, answered and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design of the study was survey and samples consisted of 36 schools and 705 science…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Secondary School Students
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Adeoye, Ademakinwa Gabriel; Abimbola, Olakanmi Isaac – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2016
This study investigated the effects of senior secondary school students' use of demo kits on their achievement in biology in Omu-Aran, Nigeria. The study utilized a quasi-experimental design and followed the non-randomized, non-equivalent pre-test and post-test control group of 2x2x3 factorial matrix. Data was obtained from four intact classes in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Biology, Secondary School Science
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Lamidi, Bashirat T.; Oyelekan, Oloyede S.; Olorundare, Adekunle S. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2015
Nigerian students have not been performing up to expectation in public chemistry examinations. One of the causes identified as being responsible for this is the teachers' use of inappropriate instructional strategies. This study was conducted to determine the effects of mastery learning instructional strategy on secondary school students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mastery Learning, Learning Strategies, High School Seniors
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Ajaja, O. Patrick – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to compare the achievement of students taught with concept mapping, cooperative learning, 5E learning cycle and lecture methods with the intention of identifying which one among them could be most suitable for teaching Biology. To guide this study, four research questions were raised and tested at 0.05 level of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biology, Teaching Methods, Lecture Method