EFFECTS OF MULTIMEDIA INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION AND DEMONSTRATION METHOD ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN UDI EDUCATION ZONE
Keywords:
Multimedia, demonstration, achievement, ecologyAbstract
The study focused on the effects of multimedia integrated instruction and demonstration method of teaching on secondary school students’ achievement in ecological concepts. Two research questions guided the study and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted quasi – experimental design specifically, pre-test post-test design. The population of the study consisted of 3,054 secondary school year two (SS2) students offering biology in Udi Education Zone of Enugu State. The sample size for the study was 105 SS2 Biology students. The instrument used for data collection was Biology Achievement Test (BAT) validated by experts in Science Education and one experienced Secondary School Biology teacher. BAT reliability was established using Kuder-Richardson formula 20 which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.98. Data relating to research questions were analysed using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were analysed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The findings of the study revealed that multimedia integrated instruction significantly improved students’ achievement in ecological concepts and there was no significant difference between male and female students taught with the same method of instruction. Based on this, recommendations were made that seminars, workshops and orientation exercises should be organized by the government and educational agencies to familiarize teachers of biology with the approach of multimedia integrated instruction.