EFFECTS OF FLIPCHART INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL ON BIOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MINNA METROPOLIS OF NIGER STATE

Abstract

This study determined the Effects of Flipchart Instructional Material on Biology Achievement among Secondary School Students in Minna Metropolis of, Niger State. Quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. Four coeducational secondary schools were randomly sampled and assigned to experimental and control groups. From each school, an intact class was also randomly selected and used for the study. A sample size of two hundred and one (204) Secondary School Two (SSII) students was used for the study. The instrument used for data collection were Achievement Test Questions (ATQ) which was developed by the researchers and validated by experts in the field of biology and test and measurement unit. A pilot test was conducted on the test instrument and reliability coefficient of 0.78 was obtained. Two research questions and corresponding null hypotheses guided the study. Findings of the study revealed a significant difference between the mean achievement score of students taught using Flipchart instructional material and those taught without the use of Flipchart. The study also revealed no significant difference in the achievement mean scores of male and female students taught using Flipchart instructional material. Based on these findings, it is therefore concluded that the use of Flipchart instructional material is effective in enhancing students’ achievement in Biology. Recommendations were therefore made that Government should provide adequate and relevant Flipchart instructional materials to schools as it was observed to enhance achievement of students particularly at secondary school level of education.