Abstract:
This study investigated the effect of computer-assisted instruction on students’
performance on selected concepts in cell division at Adisadel College in the Cape Coast
Metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana. The sample population was made up of
eighty (80) biology students, forty (40) from the Green Track and forty (40) from the
Gold Track. Quasi-experimental design was used in the study and students were
sampled purposively. The survey was conducted by using questionnaire and test items.
The data was collected, organised and analysed using mean, standard deviation,
percentages, frequencies, and t-test. The findings of the study revealed that students
who were exposed to Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) performed significantly
better than their counterparts who were taught with the conventional instruction. Again,
the study showed that using Physics Education Technology (PhET) simulations in
teaching cell division improved students’ knowledge and sustained their interest as it
changed the abstract nature of the concept to concrete form for easy understanding.
Description:
A Thesis in the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Science,
submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Science Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
OCTOBER, 2020
