Effect of Problem-Solving Instructional Method on Upper Basic Two Students’ Interest in Basic Science in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria

Tofi Msuur, M. J. Adejoh, A. N. O. Ochu

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The study investigated the Effect of Problem-Solving Instructional Method on Upper Basic Two Students’ Interest in Basic Science in Makurdi, Benue State. Two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design for the study was a quasi-experimental research design. The sample size for the study was made up of 137 upper Basic two students. Purposive and random sampling techniques were adopted in selecting the required sample. The instrument Basic Science Interest Inventory (BSII) of r =0.89 was used for data collection. Research questions were answered using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviations while Analysis of Co-variance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that, there was a significant difference in the mean interest ratings of students taught Basic Science using Problem-Solving Instructional Method and those taught using Conventional Method and also, there was no significant difference in the mean interest ratings of male and female students’ taught Basic Science using Problem-Solving Instructional Method. Based on the findings of the study it was concluded that students’ interest were enhanced due to the innovative method. Recommendations were made among others that, Secondary school teachers should be discouraged from the continuous use of conventional method in the teaching of Basic Science as the method make students performed poorly in the BSAT in Basic Science. This can be done by organizing seminars and workshops for teachers on the use of innovative teaching methods such as Problem Solving Instructional Method.

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