Effect of Fieldtrip on Secondary School Students’ Attitude in Physical Geography Concepts in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria

Abdullahi Dokochi Mohammed, Mannir Abubakar

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The study investigated the effect of fieldtrip on secondary school student’s attitude in physical geography concepts in Dutsin-ma Zone, Katsina State Nigeria. The study used quasi experimental involving pre-test and post-test design. The instrument used for the study is Physical Geography Concepts Attitude Questionnaire (PGCAQ) developed by the researchers and administered to 202 sampled students from the population of 3557. The instrument was validated and the reliability coefficient of PGCAQ was found to be 0.8. Experimental group was taught using field trip, while control group was taught using the lecture method. two research questions were developed and analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation, and two Null hypotheses were verified at P≤ 0.5 level of significance using Kruskal Wallis and Skewness. The result revealed that there is no significant difference in the attitude of students exposed to field trips and those taught using the lecture method. P = 0.036 Female students in the experimental group developed a higher positive attitude than subjects in the control group. N = 62.26, p = 0.003. Based on the findings the researchers recommended that, geography teachers and the Ministry of Education should encourage and support more research on how to improve students` positive attitude towards physical geography.  Workshops and seminars should also be organized by professional bodies for teachers on how to use more innovative strategies that can effectively enhance students` attitudes towards physical geography and science subjects in general.


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