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Item Assessment of the influence of selected variables on secondary school students' enrolmentin physics in Kwara State Central Senatorial District.(Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin Nigeria, 2017-06) Samsudeen, A. B; Omosewo, E. O; Mohammed, Ridwan EnuwaItem Effects of activity based approach on the achievement of secondary school physics students in ilorin metropolis, Kwara State(Published by the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin,Ilorin,Nigeria, 2016-11) Mohammed, Ridwan Enuwa; Kareem, IsmailaThis study investigated the effects of activity-based approach on the achievement of secondary school students in ilorin metropolis. The research design was pre-test post-test quasi-experimental, non-equivalent and non-randomized which adopts 2x3 factorial design for analysis Students in an intact were engaged in the study. The instrument used for this study was the physics achievement test (PAT). Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested using t-Test at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed a significant difference in the performance of favour of students taught using the activity-based approach with t-value of 2.275nand p-value of 0.014 at 0.05 level of significance. Also, there was no significant difference in the performance of male and female students taught using the activity-based approach with t-value of 1.134 and a p-value of 0.134 at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the findings, the study recommended that physics teachers should ensure the use of activity based approach during physics lesson. Science curriculum planners should design a curriculum which encourages the use of activity based approach in the teaching and learning of science especially physics. Teacher training institutions should train students tyaechers in the use of different methodologies that will involve activities of studentsItem EFFECTS OF TARGET TASK MODEL AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS(2020-03) Mohammed, Ridwan Enuwa; Iredje, NathalieThe study investigated the effects of target task and experiential learning approach on senior secondary school students’ performances in physics. The research design was a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, non-equivalent and non-randomized control group design. The study was conducted in three schools randomly selected and involved a total of 159 Senior Secondary School II students. The experimental group one (EG1: 57) was exposed to target task model and the experimental group two (EG2: 39) was exposed to the experiential learning approach while the control group (CG: 63) was not. Physics Performance Test (PPT) was the instrument of the study. The data collected were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), and the hypotheses were tested at an alpha level of 0.05. The study revealed that the students that were exposed to the target task model and experiential learning approach performed better than those that were not. The result of this study may help teachers to adopt target and experiential teaching approaches that will make the teaching and learning of physics to be more stimulating, interesting and understanding.Item EFFECTS OF TARGET TASK MODEL AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS(Federal University of Minna, Department of Science Education, 2020-05) Mohammed, Ridwan Enuwa; IREDJE, NATHALIEThe study investigated the effects of target task and experiential learning approach on senior secondary school students’ performances in physics. The research design was a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, non-equivalent and non-randomized control group design. The study was conducted in three schools randomly selected and involved a total of 159 Senior Secondary School II students. The experimental group one (EG1: 57) was exposed to target task model and the experimental group two (EG2: 39) was exposed to the experiential learning approach while the control group (CG: 63) was taught conventionally. Physics Performance Test (PPT) was the instrument of the study. The data collected were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), and the hypotheses were tested at an alpha level of 0.05. The study revealed that the students that were exposed to the target task model and experiential learning approach performed better than those that were not. Based on this study, it is therefore recommended that teachers adopt target and experiential teaching approaches which will make the teaching and learning of physics to be more stimulating, interesting and understanding.Item Effects of target-task model on senior secondary school students’ performance in physics in Ilorin, Kwara State(Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State, Nigeria, 2018-07) Mohammed, Ridwan EnuwaThe study investigated the effects of target task model on senior secondary school students' performance in physics. The research design was a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, non-equivalent and non-randomized control group design. The study was conducted in two schools randomly selected and involved a total of 120 senior secondary school II physics students. The objectives were to find out the difference in the students' performance and difference in the performance of male and female students when taught using the target-0task model. The physics performance test designed by the researcher was the instrument for the data collection. The data collected were analyzed using the analysis covariance(ANCOVA) and the two hypotheses put forward were tested at an alpha level of 0.05. The study revealed that the students that were exposed to the target-task model performed better than those that were not exposed to the target-task. other findings, implications, recommendations and suggestions for further studies were explored.Item Effects of video clips and students' attitude on senior schools students' perception in physics in Ilorin, Nigeria(Faculty of Education, Federal University of Technology, Kashere, Gombe, 2020-06) Mohammed, Ridwan Enuwa; Adigun, G. W.The significance of the physics at the senior secondary school level cannot be overstated. In spite of the importance of physics to the growth of the nation, the attainment of students in the subjects has remained constantly poor over the years. Many teaching techniques have been developed to improve the performance of students in the physics. One of such techniques involves the use of video clips. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to (i) examine the effect of video clips on students’ performance; (ii) determine influence of senior school students’ attitude towards their performance when taught physics using video clips. The study was a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent and non-randomised control group design. Two secondary schools with two intact classes of students were purposively engaged. Two instruments were used to gather data in this study, they were; Science Performance Test (SPT) and Science Students’ Attitude Questionnaire (SSAQ) and the stimulating instrument was Video clips instructional package. The reliability coefficients of the two instruments were 0.88 and 0.71 respectively. Mean and standard deviations were used to answer the two research questions raised, while t-test analysis was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 significance level. Findings of the study showed that there was a significant difference in the performance of students, when taught science using video clips and those taught without using video clips t(2,113)=2.71p<0.05 in favour of those taught using video clip. Also students were of the views that video clips instruction had positive influence on their attitude towards science. It was recommended that teachers should expose students to vieo clips to emphasise physics conceptsItem EFFECTS OF VIDEO INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS IN ILORIN(Federal University of Minna, Department of Science Education, 2020-09) Adigun, G. W.; Badmus, O. T.; Mohammed, Ridwan Enuwa; Omosewo, E. OIt is essential for science teachers to improve on the strategies employed in impacting knowledge for better performance within and outside the classroom. The introduction of technologies to aid learning is tenable, even among scholars. This study investigated effects of Video Instruction Package integration on students’ performance in senior school physics in Ilorin, Nigeria the population were all secondary school students offering physics in Ilorin, Kwara State. Intact classes of two purposively selected co-educational secondary schools form the sample for this study. Force, motion and friction were the topics taught and tested in this study. Three research questions and respective hypotheses were raised and answered in this study using t-Test and ANCOVA as appropriate. Aside the main hypothesis, moderator variables of gender and school type were also examined. This study was a quasi-experiment of non-equivalent and non-randomised control group design with pre-test and post-test. Video Instruction Package was the stimulus instrument and Physics Performance Test (PPT) was used as the instrument to collect data. Significant difference was experienced in the performance of students who were taught physics using Video Instruction Package against those taught without. Gender was not significantly influential in this study. Also, score levels had significant influence on students’ performance in physics using Video Instruction Package.Item Exploring students’ experiential learning environment in their classroom activities(Academic Staff Union of Research Institute (NERDC Branch(, 2020-06-22) Mohammed, Ridwan EnuwaStudents’ classroom activity is a determinant on their achievement. Therefore, this study explored the physics students’ experiential learning strategy on academic achievement in the class. The study adopted the Quasi-experimental of non-equivalent and non-randomized control group design. A total of 102 Senior Secondary School II students were involved in the study. Physics Performance Test (PPT) was the instrument for the study. ANCOVA was used to analyze the scores of students on the hypotheses of the study at level of 0.05. The study revealed a significant achievement in the mean score of the students in favour of those exposed to experiential learning model than those taught with the conventional method Experiential learning model did not influence the performance of male and female students. It was recommended that experiential learning approach should be adopted above other strategies in the class to enhance to students’ academic achievement.Item Identification of difficult concept in physics syllabus as perceived by pre-serviced teachers in higher institutions in Kwara State(Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, 2023-02-20) Yusuf, Abdulqadir Aishat; Akanbi, Abdulrazak Oladimeji; Mohammed, Ridwan Enuwa; Mustapha, I. SikiratThis study identified the difficult concept in physics syllabus by the pre-service teachers. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilised in the analysis of the data gathered. The reliability of the instrument was tested using Cronbach Alpha Formula and a score of α ≤ 0.82 was derived. Two set of research questions were analysed using t-test of value p<0.50. The population of the study was all Physics education students in higher institutions in Kwara State. Data was collected through questionnaire tagged “Questionnaire on Difficult Concept in Physics Syllabus” “QDCPS” via google form The main findings of the study indicated that Friction and Viscosity, Fluid at Rest, Waves, Sound waves, Light waves, Refraction of Light, Electric Cells and Electrolysis are the topics perceived as difficult concept in physics syllabus by pre service teachers. The study established that the use of different terminologies in some topics makes it difficult to understand, lack of practical classes affects student’s ability to understand some topics in Physics; significant difference was found in perception of pre service teachers on difficult concept in physics syllabus based on mode of entry. Among the recommendations are; Seminars, Training and workshop should be created for teachers in schools to increase the competence of teachers in the teaching of difficult topics in Physics in both private and public schools and Innovation of proper curriculum development in Physics education should be made in Nigeria to enhance effective learning. And the conclusion includes that difficult concept in physics been perceived by the pre-service teachers are borne out of factors such as professional mode of entry and lack of instructional materials.Item Influence of Gender on the use of computer assisted instruction in teaching secondary school physics students in Ilorin South(Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, 2016-07) Mohammed, Ridwan Enuwa; Olawuyi, Clement Oluwatomi; Omosewo, Ester Ore; Akanbi, A. OThis study investigated the influence of gender on the use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in teaching secondary physics students in Ilorin South. Two research questions were addressed on the influence of gender on the use CAI and students' scoring ability. The research was a quasi-experimental type with design 2x3 factorial. A total of twenty-eight senior secondary school one (SSS I) students were involved in the study/ The pretest and post-test were conducted and their scores subjected to analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The findings revealed that there was no significant improvement in the performance of male and female students who were taught using CAI, while there was a significant difference in the performance of high, medium and low scorers in favour of high scorers. The findings, therefore recommend teachers should encourage both male and female students and also make sure that low scores participate actively in the teaching and learning of physics using CAI. Teachers need to integrate CAI into the teaching process for the better performance of physics students.Item Influence of instructional resources on senior school students’ performance in physics in Ilorin, Nigeria(Published by the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin,Ilorin,Nigeria, 2017) Mohammed, Ridwan Enuwa; Anwo, A. O.; Omosewo, E. O.; Akanbi, A. O; Bankole, SFor any nation to develop scientifically or technologically, the knowledge of physics is required. Despite this crucial role of physics in national development, the performance of students in the subject is poor requiring urgent revival. Since physics like other science subjects is believed to be meaningfully taught and learnt when appropriate instructional resources are available and used, this study therefore investigated the level of availability of physics instructional resources in senior schools in Ilorin and its influence on the students’ academic performance in physics. The study was a descriptive survey and a total of six hundred and twenty five students participated in the study. Proportional random sampling technique was used to select forty senior schools in the three local government areas that constitute Ilorin. A validated proforma and checklist were used to collect the record of students that sat for 2014 WASSCE in physics and check the available instructional resources in the selected schools respectively. Data obtained were converted to scores and were analyzed using mean, percentage and t-test statistical techniques. It was found out that physics instructional resources have a positive significant influence on the academic performance of senior school students in physics and that there was moderately high level of availability of instructional resources in private schools while there was low level of instructional resources in public schools in Ilorin. It was therefore recommended among others that government should provide adequate physics instructional resources in order to improve the academic performance of the students in physics.Item Physics Teachers’ perception and utilization of ICT tools for teaching senior school physics in Sokoto, Nigeria(Joint publication of Departments of Arts, Social Sciences, Early Childhood, Educational Foundations and Science and Technology Education, University of Ibadan, 2022-06-20) Amuda, Abdulhafiz Akanni; Mohammed, Ridwan EnuwaThe study investigated physics teachers' perception and utilization of ICT for teaching senior school physics in Sokoto, Nigeria. The survey design was adopted in this study. The target population comprises all physics teachers in Sokoto metropolis. 50 teachers were randomly selected for the study. Physics teachers' ICT utilization questionnaire(r=0.86) was used in the data collection. The data collected during the study were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Perason's product-moment correlation (PPMC) with the aid of statistical package and social science (SPSS). The findings in the study indicated that there was a significant relationship between physics teachers' perception and ICT utilization for teaching physics, and there was a significant relationship between physics teachers' perception and competence in Utilising ICT tools for teaching physics. It was recommended that physics teachers should make use of ICT tools in their lessons to enhance learners' understanding of concepts, thereby improving students' achievement in among others