Effects of hands-on instructional strategy on senior school students’ performance in waves
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2022-08
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Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)
Abstract
The research examined the effects of hands-on teaching strategy on senior
school learners’ performance waves in Ilorin, Nigeria. Senior secondary
school (SSS2) science students were sampled at intact classes using a
purposive sampling technique. Researcher-designed instructional packages
on waves and Physics achievement test on waves (PATW) were the
instruments employed. The gathered data were analysed with the use of
descriptive and inferential statistics. Percentage, mean and standard
deviation were employed in answering the research question. Meanwhile,
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was utilised in testing the hypotheses
formulated at a 0.05 alpha level. The study showed that students’
performance exposed to hands-on instructional strategy was very impressive,
while students’ performance exposed to traditional strategy was low, there
was a significant effect of hands-on instructional technique on the
performance of students in waves and no statistically significant
collaborative effect of hands-on instructional technique and students’ gender
on performance in waves. It was suggested that hands-on instructional
strategies should be integrated and used to make teaching and learning more
concrete and active based for both teachers and students.
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Hands-on instruction Physics students Senior school Students’ performance Waves