EFFECT OF CONCEPT MAPPING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AGRICUTURAL SCIENCE

NZERIBE, T. A. K. and OFODILE, S. N
Publisher: JOTERD {"id":5,"volume_name":"Vol 5 Number 1","created_at":null,"updated_at":null,"url":"volumes\/5.jpg"} (1): 1: doi: 1 Published in 2017

The study tries to find out the effect of concept mapping on academic achievements of secondary school students in agricultural science. Two research questions and two Null hypotheses guided the study. The study was conducted in public secondary schools in Orumba south L.G.A of Anambra state. Quasi experimental design was the design of the study. The sample size comprises 130 agricultural science students randomly selected from four public secondary schools and they were assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental groups was taught using concept mapping while the control group was taught using lecture method. Agricultural Achievement Test (AAT) developed by the researchers and validated by experts in Agricultural science was used to assess the subjects achievement. The Null hypotheses were tested using ANOVA (Analysis of Variance). The finding showed that the experiment group achieved significantly higher that the control groups. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that concept mapping should be used by agricultural science teachers in the teaching of Agricultural science and other subjects in secondary schools. Keywords: Concept Mapping, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students, Agricultural Science.

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