Effect of General Computer Use on Secondary School Students’ Performance in Biology

Kevogo, Nebert; Toili, William Wanjala; Mutsotso, Stanley

doi:10.15580/gjcs.2013.1.111213955

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“…This study revealed that the average score of group therapy accomplices exposed to computer stimulation was significantly greater as compared to participants not exposed to computer. These results are consistent with the results [27,12,14] . Their results conclude that utilization of computer-based learning generated a positive effect on student performance.…”

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Differences in learner academic achievement in biology among students taught using computer assisted teaching strategy and those taught using traditional instructional strategies in secondary schools in Baringo county, Kenya

Cheruiyot¹,

Njagi²,

Mburugu³

2021

Int. J. Adv. Acad. Stud.

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Achievement in Biology in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education is low despite its significance in the society; this is demonstrated by the low performance scores of the learners in biology. The purpose of the study was to see if there were any differences in learner academic attainment in Biology amongst students instructed using a computer-assisted instructional method and those instructed using outdated methods in secondary schools in Baringo County, Kenya. The study used a Solomon Four -Quasi experimental design. In Baringo County, eight extra-county secondary schools were chosen using purposive sampling. The stratified random sampling approach was employed in the sampling school for the study. A total of 324 biology students were chosen from a stratified sample of extra-county secondary schools. Form three biology students were randomly selected and allocated to the experimental and control groups in selected schools with more than one stream. The investigational category were instructed by aid of a computer-assisted instructional means, whereas the regulator category received outdated instruction approach. As a research tool, the Biology Achievement Test was used. The research device was put through its paces to see how reliable it was. The dependability of the instrument was determined using the split half approach and the correlation coefficient was calculated using the Spearman Brown prophecy formula. The reliability coefficient of the research instrument was 0. 704. Frequencies and percentages were used to evaluate descriptive data, whereas Analysis of Variance and the t-test were used to assess inferential data. Computer aided teaching (CAT) was found to boost learner academic progress in biology when compared to outdated instructional methods. The outcomes of the study will benefit curriculum makers at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development in creating a framework and guidelines for integrating, planning, and the enactment of CAT in schools' curriculum, which will help to increase learner academic attainment besides motivation.

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Differences in learner academic achievement in biology among students taught using computer assisted teaching strategy and those taught using traditional instructional strategies in secondary schools in Baringo county, Kenya

Cheruiyot¹,

Njagi²,

Mburugu³

2021

Int. J. Adv. Acad. Stud.

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“…Akerele and Afolabi (2012) conducted research on the effect of video on the teaching of Library Studies among undergraduates in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. Also, Kevogo, Toili, and Mutsoso (2013) investigated the effect of the general use of computers on secondary school students' performance in Biology in Kenya. No known research has been carried out on the effect of video instruction on students' Mathematics Anxiety in Nigeria.…”

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Special Video Instruction and Senior Secondary School Students’ Anxiety Towards Mensuration in Gwagwalada, Nigeria

Jekayinfa¹,

Owonuwa²

2022

EJES

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This study investigated the effects of special video instruction on senior secondary school students’ anxiety towards mensuration in Gwagwalada, Nigeria. It employed a quasi-experimental design of pre-test post-test non-randomized and non-equivalent control group design type. The population of the study comprised all senior secondary school 1 students in Gwagwalada area council. Three-stage sampling technique was applied to select two equivalent schools, assign the schools to experimental and control groups and eventually select one intact class from each of the two groups, the students of which formed the samples for the study. A total of 133 students participated in the study comprising 74 and 59 students in the Experimental group and control group respectively. Three research questions and three corresponding hypotheses were answered and tested respectively. Data used for the study were the scores of students’ responses to Mathematics Anxiety Questionnaire (MAQ). The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and ANCOVA. The results are that special video instruction had a positive effect on students’ anxiety as students exposed to the video instruction recorded lower anxiety scores; and that both male and female students, and low, medium and high scorers benefited equally from the special instruction. It was however recommended among others that video instructions should be encouraged in secondary schools to reduce students’ anxiety towards Mathematics. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0159/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Effect of General Computer Use on Secondary School Students’ Performance in Biology

Cited by 2 publications

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Differences in learner academic achievement in biology among students taught using computer assisted teaching strategy and those taught using traditional instructional strategies in secondary schools in Baringo county, Kenya

Differences in learner academic achievement in biology among students taught using computer assisted teaching strategy and those taught using traditional instructional strategies in secondary schools in Baringo county, Kenya

Special Video Instruction and Senior Secondary School Students’ Anxiety Towards Mensuration in Gwagwalada, Nigeria

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