Effects of Hands-On Activity (Laboratory) Based Method on Students? Academic Achievemenmt in Chemistry in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

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@article{1709280,
      author = {Ekpo, Ekpo Bassey},
      title = {Effects of Hands-On Activity (Laboratory) Based Method on Students? Academic Achievemenmt in Chemistry in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {8},
      number = {12},
      pages = {1094-1101},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1709280.pdf},
      abstract = {This study examined the effects of hand-on activity (laboratory) based method students? academic achievement in chemistry. One research question and a corresponding null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. These was made about the effect of teaching method on students? achievement in chemistry. Literature was reviewed in line with these chosen variables from which research gaps were identified. The design adopted for the study was quasi-experimental design with equivalent intact class as experimental group and control group. Both groups were taught the same chemistry topics but by two different chemistry teachers of approximately equal qualification, experience and pedagogical content knowledge. The students? were pre-tested using a researcher-made 30 item chemistry achievement test (CAT) whose Kuder-Richard (KR-20) reliability coefficient was .792. The teaching was done for six weeks. At the end, the same test was administered as post-test. Two points were for every correct answer and no point for wrong answer, giving a maximum possible scores of 60 points. The data were correlated as total raw scores for analysis. One-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the data while F-ratio test was used to test for significance of teaching method. The results obtained showed that; there is significant effect of teaching method on students? academic achievement in chemistry in favour of students taught chemistry using laboratory practical activity method, in favour of male students taught chemistry using laboratory practical activity method. Based on the results it was recommended among others that chemistry teachers should always apply laboratory practical activity method when teaching chemistry.},
      keywords = {Chemistry, Laboratory method, Academic achievement. },
      month = {June},
  }