Media Devices and Students Academic Achievements in Biology among Co-educational Secondary Schools in Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Keywords:
academic achievement biology, media devicesAbstract
This study investigated the effect of media instructional packages on Biology students' academic
achievement and retention of the concept of the circulatory system. The study adopted a Quasiexperimental research design. The population consisted of all the 1821 students of the 2022/2023
academic session in the nine co-educational Secondary Schools in Eket Local Government Area of
Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study sample comprised 150 students in the three intact classes of the
SSII students selected using a purposive sampling technique. The researchers-made instrument titled
'Achievement Test on Circulatory System (ATCS)' was used for data collection. The reliability
coefficient was determined using the Kuder-Richardson formula-21. The data obtained were analysed
using mean, standard deviation, and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The result showed a
significant difference in the mean achievement scores of Biology students taught the concept of the
circulatory system using online and offline media instruction packages and that there was no
significant effect of gender on academic performance on the circulatory system. There was no
interactive effect of the use of media instructional packages and gender on Biology students'
achievement scores when taught the concept of the Circulatory system. Hence, Biology teachers
should effectively use media instructional packages to teach concepts in biology.
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