Effects of Modern Teaching Approach on Academic Achievement in Basic Science Among Junior Secondary School Students in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, FCT

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  • Dahunsi T.O Ph.D. Department of Primary Education Studies, FCT College of Education Zuba Abuja. Author

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Academic Achievement, Basic Science, Modern Teaching Approach, Gender

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The study investigated the effects of Modern Teaching Approach (MTA) on academic achievement in Basic Sciences among Junior Secondary School students in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, FCT. The objective of the study was to find out how effective is MTA in teaching of science in junior secondary schools. Research design used was quasi-experimental of pre-test and post- test. Population of the study comprised of all JSSII students of Government Secondary School in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, FCT. The objective of the study was to find out how effective is MTA in teaching of science. The sample of 150 students, comprised 66 male and 84 female, were selected randomly from Junior Secondary School Tunga-Maje, Gwagwalada Area Council FCT, School. The objective of the study was to find out how effective is MTA in teaching of science. The instrument for data collection was Energy Achievement Test (EAT) which was validated by the experts in the Department of Science and Environmental Education, Mathematics unit and Measurement and Evaluation in the Department of Educational Foundations all in the Faculty of Education. The reliability of the EAT using the Cronbach Alpha technique yielded 0.88. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse research questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Result of the analysis revealed that there was significant difference in the mean achievement scores of the students taught Energy using Modern Teaching Approach (MTA) and those taught using the traditional method in favour of experimental group and there was no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of male and female students taught Energy using MTA in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, FCT public Junior Secondary Schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the use of Modern Teaching Approach (MTA) should been courage by Basic science teachers and other teachers in junior secondary schools, Stake holders in education should, from time to time, organize seminars and workshops on Modern Teaching Approach (MTA) for teachers in order to meet with 21st century instructional delivery.

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2024-08-31

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Dahunsi T.O. (2024). Effects of Modern Teaching Approach on Academic Achievement in Basic Science Among Junior Secondary School Students in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, FCT. Journal of Contemporary Education Research, 5(8). https://hummingbirdjournals.com/jcer/article/view/202

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