Effects of Group Investigation Strategy on Secondary School Students' Academic Achievement in Biology in Kwali Educational Zone of FCT-Abuja

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F U Ebele
Zainab Abubakar

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of Group Investigation Strategy on secondary school students' academic achievement in Biology in Kwali Educational Zone, FCT, Abuja. The research design used was quasi experimental using pre-test and post-test control group approach. Two research questions and two hypotheses were raised. The population of the study consisted of 2147 SS II Biology students, out of which 90 Biology students from the two selected senior secondary schools in Kwali Educational Zone, Abuja formed the sample size for the study. Forty-six (46) students were randomly assigned as experimental and forty-four (44) students as control group. The instruments used to collect data were 30- item Biology Achievement Test (BAT). Descriptive statistics were used to answer the two research questions, while t-test was used to test the two hypotheses. The results of the analysis showed that; there was significant difference between the mean achievement scores of experimental group and control group. There was no significant difference between the mean achievement scores of male and female students in the experimental group. Based on this, it is concluded that Group Investigation Strategy has effects on students' academic and that it is not gender biased. Based on these findings, it is recommended among others that; regular seminars, workshops and conferences should be held for science teachers to acquaint them with the knowledge of Group Investigation Strategy and should be encouraged to use it in the classrooms.

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