EFFECT OF ADVANCE ORGANIZERS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVMENT AND RETENTION OF KINETIC THEORY OF MATTER AMONG BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN UYO

Abstract

This study examined the effect of Advanced Organizers on academic achievement and retention 
of Kinetic theory of matter concepts among Basic Science and Technology students in Uyo. Four 
research questions and four null hypotheses gave direction to the study. The study adopted a non- 
randomized pre-test, post-test, control group quasi-experimental design. The population consisted 
of 2,010 Junior Secondary Two (JSS2) Basic Science and Technology students, while 200 students 
obtained through simple random sampling technique formed the sample size.  A researcher
developed instrument: Kinetic Theory of Matter Achievement Test (KTMAT), with a reliability 
co-efficient of 0.87 determined using Kuder- Richardson 21 formula, was used for data collection. 
The statistical tools used for analysis were the mean, standard deviation and Analysis of 
Covariance. The findings indicated a significant difference in the mean achievement, retention 
scores of students taught Kinetic Theory of Matter using Advance Organizers, and of those taught 
using Expository teaching method in favour of the students taught using Advance Organizers. 
Also, there was no significant influence of gender on the mean achievement and retention scores 
of the students when exposed to Advance Organizers. Consequently, it was recommended among 
others that, Basic Science and Technology teachers should make effective use of Advance 
Organizers teaching strategy in teaching Kinetic Theory of Matter concepts in Junior Secondary 
School.