Impact of Constructive Simulation Based Teaching Strategy on Academic Performance In Light Wave Concept in Physics
Keywords:
Constructive simulation, Performance, Teaching and Light Wave.Abstract
The performance of senior secondary school students in physics has been very poor over the years in Nigeria. Teachers’ make use of inappropriate instructional approach and students varied knowledge has been identified responsible for this problem. This study examined the impact of constructive simulation based teaching strategy on academic performance in light wave concept in physics among senior secondary school students in Katsina Educational Zone of Katsina State, Nigeria. A pretest/posttest quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the study. A population of 3,414 SS II students was used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select two classes comprises of 57 males and 43 females as sample size of the study. Two research objectives, research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. One instrument Light Wave Concept Academic Performance Test (LWCAPT) was faced validated by experts in the field; the reliability coefficients for the instruments were found to be 0.82 via test retest. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at coefficient alpha level of 0.05. The results revealed that students taught light wave concepts in physics using constructive simulation strategy have higher academic performance than those taught using conventional method. It also shows that there is no significant difference of performance scores between male and female students when taught light wave concepts in physics using constructive simulation strategy. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that physics teachers should be encouraged to use constructive simulation strategy in teaching Physics concepts in physics in senior secondary schools because it improves students’ academic performance and is gender friendly
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