Relative Effects of Drama and Practical Work of Achievement of Senior Secondary School Physics Students
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2014-12
Authors
Babajide, V.F.T.
Akanegbu, I.
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Faculty of Education University of Lagos
Abstract
This study investigated the relative effects of drama, practical and conventional method on achievement of students in Physics; as well as the moderating effects of gender and socioeconomic status on the dependent variable. The study adopted a pre-test post-test quasi experimental research design with a 3x3x2 factorial matrix. A sample of 122 Physics students of intact classes from six secondary schools was randomly selected from schools who met the criterion for selection in Isolo Educational District of Lagos state. Six hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Physics achievement test of reliability coefficient value (r) = 0.7 using test retest method was used in collecting data. Data collected were analysed with Analysis of Co-variance and estimated mean. Results showed that drama method was most effective followed by practical method on achievement of students in Physics. The interaction effects of gender and treatment as well as treatment gender and socioeconomic background were significant on achievement. Researchers recommended that teachers should be trained on how to write and use drama scripts in physics and other science subjects. Physics teachers should adopt the use of drama and practical work in the teaching of physics concepts. Drama and practical work should be adopted with other instructional method in teaching physics and other science subjects.
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Scholarly article
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Drama , Practical work , Achievement , Physics , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Babajide, V.F.T. Akanegbu, I. (2014). Relative Effects of Drama and Practical Work of Achievement of Senior Secondary School Physics Students. Lagos Education Review Journal, 14(2), 57-69p.