EFFECTS OF ANALOGY AND TARGET TASK APPROACH (TTA) ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN GAS LAWS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • Akpomudiare Helpus Efe Department of Science Education, Delta State University, PMB 001 Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria
  • Emmanuel Ikechuku Abamba Department of Science Education, Delta State University, PMB 001 Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v11i1.5146

Keywords:

target task approach, analogy method, lecture method, achievement, retention

Abstract

The study sorts out between the Target Task Approach (TTA), Analogy, and Lecture method that will best increase the achievement and retention of learned concepts. It adopted a quasi-experimental design with a study population of 42,811 and a sample of 294 students drawn from nine government schools in Delta State, Nigeria. The instrument for the study was the Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) which was found valid in face and content. The reliability was established using the Kuder-Richardson formula 21, and a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. Chemistry Achievement Test was employed in gathering data, while Analysis of Variance was used to analyse the data after the groups’ equivalence was established. The results showed, among others, that all three methods significantly affected achievement; students under Analogy and TTA achieved and retained significantly higher than those in the Lecture method. The study concluded that Analogy and TTA should be employed rather than Lecture method to improve students’ achievement and retention. It was recommended that Analogy and Target Task Approach (TTA) should be adopted by Chemistry teachers in teaching Chemistry at the secondary school level, and school administrators should provide and organise in-service training for Chemistry teachers to equip them with the required skills needed to implement Analogy and Target Task Approach (TTA) with no difficulty. This will also ensure in-depth knowledge and mastery of Chemistry concepts.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Akpomudiare Helpus Efe, Department of Science Education, Delta State University, PMB 001 Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria

    Efe, Akpomudiare Helpus (PhD) is a Principal Chief Tutor at the Delta State University Secondary School, Abraka where he has been teaching Chemistry for over twenty years. He is also a part-time lecturer with the Institute of Education, Delta State Ufor over eight years.

  • Emmanuel Ikechuku Abamba, Department of Science Education, Delta State University, PMB 001 Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria

    Abamba Emmanuel Ikechuku (PhD) is a lecturer at the Department of Science Education, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State-Nigeria. He obtained his PhD in Science Education in 2015 from Delta State University, Abraka. He has a research interest in science teaching.

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2023-12-23

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2024)

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