EFFECTS OF MODERN TEACHING APPROACH ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SCIENCE AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ILARA-MAKIN AKURE NORTH, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the effects of Modern Teaching Approach (MTA) on academic achievement in Basic Sciences among Junior Secondary School students in Ilara-Makin Akure North, Ondo State, Nigeria. The objective of the study was to find out how effective is MTA in teaching of science in junior secondary schools. Research design used was quasi-experimental of pre-test and post-test. Population of the study comprised of all JSS II students of Government Secondary School in Ilara-Makin Akure North, Ondo State, Nigeria. The objective of the study was to find out how effective is MTA in teaching of science. The sample of 150 students, comprised 66 male and 84 female, were selected randomly from Community High School Ilara-Makin Akure North, Ondo State. The objective of the study was to find out how effective is MTA in teaching of science. The instrument for data collection was Energy Achievement Test (EAT) which was validated by the experts in the Department of Science and Environmental Education, Mathematics unit and Measurement and Evaluation in the Department of Educational Foundations all in the Faculty of Education. There liability of the EAT using the Cronbach Alpha technique fielded 0.88. Meanand standard deviation were used to analyze research questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Result of the analysis revealed that there was significant difference in the mean achievement scores of the students taught Energy sing Modern Teaching Approach (MTA) and those taught using the traditional method in favor of experimental group and there was no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of male and female students taught Energy using MTA in Ilara-Makin Akure North public Junior Secondary Schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the use of Modern Teaching Approach (MTA) should be encouraged by Basic science teachers and other teachers in junior secondary schools, Stakeholders in education should, from time to time, organize seminars and workshops on Modern Teaching Approach (MTA) for teachers in order to meet with 21st century instructional delivery.