Abstract:
The study investigated effectiveness of science practical activities in some concepts in
integrated science. The study involved two classes of form two students in St Bernadet’s
Technical Institute Navrongo, who were selected through purposive and convenience
sampling technique. Seventy (70) students were used for the study. A group of 35
students who represented the experimental group (EG) was exposed to intensive practical
work. The other group of 35 students representing the control group (CG), was
conventionally taught the same content without the use of practical activities. Data was
collected using both qualitative and quantitative methods through pre intervention test
and post intervention test items and questionnaires. Data collected was analyzedusing z test, t-test and descriptive statistics.. Results from post-tests show that learners from the
EG outperformed those from the CG in all the research objectives. Findings from this
study show that practical work improved learners' performance. The implication for
teachers is that the use ofpractical work in teaching of Physical Sciences improves
learners’ performance and that many resources are available locally that can be used to
make the curriculum vital.The study recommends the use of practical work as an
instructional strategy in science lessons at the senior high school (SHS) level.
Description:
A DISSERTATATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF
GRADUATE STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF
DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION, IN SCIENCE EDUCATION.
DECEMBER, 2016
