COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN GENETICS AMONG GENDER USING CONCEPT MAP INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD IN ZARIA, LGA.

A G Jibrin

Abstract


This study was an investigation on the comparative analysis of senior secondary school students’ achievement among gender using concept map instructional method in genetics in Zaria local Government Area. The designed for the study was pretest and posttest control groups design. Samples of 96 SSII students were involved in the study. The instrument for data collection was Genetics Achievement Test (GAT) with reliability r=0.65.  Data collected were analyzed using student t-test statistics. The result indicated that male students taught genetics using concept map instructional method performed better than their female counterpart. It was recommended    that, teachers need to exploit better pedagogical methods that is learner-centered in teaching genetics than expository method. Learners should be allowed to participate fully in the learning process

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