Performance Analysis of Biology Education under the Implementation of Lower Secondary School Biology-Competence-Based Curriculum:&amp;nbsp;Policy Implications

Bizimana, Emmanuel; Mutangana, Dieudonné; Mwesigye, Adrian Rwekaza

doi:10.21601/ijese/11331

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“…On the contrary, the effects of gender on the academic performance of biology students who attended extra-mural classes in public senior secondary schools revealed that male students were performing well compared to their female counterparts [14]. In addition, [8] agreed that the academic performance in Biology in terms of gender showed a high percentage of females who failed compared to the male, which means that male students performed better in Biology than female students.…”

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Proficiency Level in Biology among Grade 9 Entrants in a Public Secondary School

Manzanares¹,

Linaugo

2022

TSSJ

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In post-pandemic, schools are re-opening their doors to in-person classes to cater to students who were to distance learning modality for two years. To determine the learners’ proficiency level in Biology, it is imperative to assess the most essential learning competencies (MELCs) to ascertain what competencies were missed so that teachers can come up with appropriate interventions. A descriptive-comparative research design was used to assess the proficiency level in MELCs in Biology of Grade 9 Entrants at a large rural secondary school in Central Negros Occidental, Philippines, during the S.Y. 2022-2023 when they were taken as a whole and grouped according to sex and family monthly income. Using a researcher-made Biology Proficiency Questionnaire based on MELCs, the study was conducted to 137 respondents who were identified through stratified random sampling. In data analyses, Mean, Standard Deviation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Mann-Whitney U Test were employed. The overall result of the proficiency level in MELCs in Biology was low, and when grouped according to sex and family monthly income, the result was also low. Correspondingly, there was no significant difference in Biology proficiency level when grouped according to sex and family monthly income. With this, Strategic Intervention Materials (SIMs) were deemed relevant and timely to aid students in understanding the least learned MELCs.

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Proficiency Level in Biology among Grade 9 Entrants in a Public Secondary School

Manzanares¹,

Linaugo

2022

TSSJ

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“…Furthermore, education on the indiscriminate disposal of plastic wastes is also crucial to enhance biodiversity conservation, especially in the aquatic ecosystems. Education is critical in achieving scientific development and an essential tool that can help to achieve environmental protection (Bizimana et al., 2021).…”

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Effects of frying on microplastics load in fish and implications on health

Eshun¹,

Pobee

2022

Food Frontiers

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Microplastics (MPs) have been found in almost everything we eat and drink. With onethird of all plastic waste being dumped in the ocean, MPs, derivatives from plastics, have contaminated our water sources and all the aquatic fauna in them. For many people, seafood forms one of their daily delicacies, and the method of cooking could have implications on the MP loads in them. There are, however, limited studies on the effects of the method of cooking on MPs in seafood, and to address this knowledge gap, this study looks at the effects of frying on MPs in fish. Eighteen raw fish samples were compared to 18 fried fish samples. The results showed more MP loads in the fresh fish than in the fried fish. Furthermore, there were more MP loads in the remaining oil used in frying than in the raw oil. The study recommends that there should be more education to create awareness of the reuse of oil used to fry fish, as this could pose a food security risk. Policies and strategies to help with the proper management of plastic wastes could also go a long way to reduce MPs in fish and seafood in general. Further studies to quantify the effects of MPs in foods on human health are warranted.

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“…For instance, in a study by Acar et al (2015), females scored better than their counterparts in conceptual knowledge physics test. In addition to this, some studies carried out in Rwanda also showed that gender and school location affect students' perception and performance of scientific subjects (Bizimana et al, 2022;Mukagihana et al, 2021). In this regard, the focus is on the investigation of the influence of these factors for further recommendations to improve smooth learning of NOS aspects in the Rwandan context.…”

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Rwandan Senior Secondary Physics Students’ Views on Nature of Science

Bosco

Yadav

Mashood

2022

IJLTER

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Although the nature of science (NOS) is recognized worldwide as an important aspect of promoting the understanding of science subjects in schools but very little research has been conducted in this regard in the Rwandan context. This study investigates the status of Rwandan senior secondary physics students’ views on NOS aspects. The instrument for data collection in this study is made up of 30 items adapted from “Views of Nature of Science-B”; “Student Understanding of Science and Scientific Inquiry (SUSSI)”; and “Views of Nature of Science-C (VNOS-C)”. After establishing the reliability of the instrument, we administered this questionnaire to 148 senior secondary physics students from four schools (i.e. randomly selected two boarding schools and two day schools) from Kicukiro and Kayonza districts. Frequency, mean, and standard deviation were calculated, and a t-test was used as part of the data analysis. The findings of this study indicate that many of the students have strongly held and naïve views about all targeted NOS aspects. The naïve views are predominantly related to the tentative nature of science; empiricism; the relationship between scientific theories and laws; social contexts in knowledge construction; and scientific methods, compared to other remaining targeted NOS aspects which are observation and inferences; and imagination and creativity. The study revealed that, overall, students’ understanding of NOS is not influenced by gender or school location. However, a more detailed look shows slight variations between male and female students on some items.

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Performance Analysis of Biology Education under the Implementation of Lower Secondary School Biology-Competence-Based Curriculum: Policy Implications

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Proficiency Level in Biology among Grade 9 Entrants in a Public Secondary School

Proficiency Level in Biology among Grade 9 Entrants in a Public Secondary School

Effects of frying on microplastics load in fish and implications on health

Rwandan Senior Secondary Physics Students’ Views on Nature of Science

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