Expository and Field Trip Teaching Methods and Students’ Achievement in Physics in Secondary Schools in Etim Ekpo and Ika Local Government Areas, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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Expository, field trip teaching methods, achievement, PhysicsAbstract
This study aimed at determining the effect of expository and field trip teaching methods and students’ achievement in Physics in secondary schools in Etim Ekpo and Ika LGAs, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest comparison group design. The area of the study was Etim Ekpo and Ika Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. The population for the study comprised all 2691 senior secondary one (SS1) Physics students (1422 male and 1269 females) of the 2024/2025 academic session in the 12 public secondary schools in Etim Ekpo and Ika Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. The sample size used for the study was 172 SS1 Physics students (96 students in experimental group one and 76 in experimental group two). One intact class was randomly sampled per sample school in four selected coeducational schools using a simple random sampling technique. The Physics Achievement Test on Motion (PATM) was the instrument for data collection, with a reliability index of 0.87. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation; Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed a significant difference between the mean achievement scores of Physics students when taught motion using the field trip method than those taught using the expository method. It is concluded that students’ academic achievement could be improved when expository and field trip instructional methods are used. Hence, it is recommended that expository and field trip methods should be used in teaching motion in Physics.
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