dc.contributor.author |
Abanga, V.A |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2023-03-16T13:17:38Z |
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dc.date.available |
2023-03-16T13:17:38Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/1738 |
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dc.description |
A DISSERTATION IN THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION,
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL
OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SCIENCE
DECEMBER, 2015 |
en_US |
dc.description.abstract |
The study aimed at improving students‟ understanding of the concept of acid strength in
Kusanaba Senior High School through the use of computer animations. A practical
approach to instruction was adopted while using computer animations as a corrective
tool to students‟ misunderstanding of the concept under study. The fact that the sample
consisted of two different classes taught by the Researcher, each having different
subject/time schedules and partly because it was not disclosed to subjects that this
particular topic was under study, there was no observable between group interactions
that could in any way influence the outcome of the study. One class was taught through
computer animations while the other class was taught through the traditional method.
Data were collected from the two intact classes comprising 100 third year elective
agriculture students during two classroom lessons by means of a pre-intervention test.
Intervention activities, computer animated activities were designed and used in teaching
the experimental group. The control group received their instructions through teacher
illustration. These were followed by a post- intervention test. The results were analyzed
by means of descriptive statistics specifically the mean scores and the standard
deviations. From the study, it was found that the animation method proved to have
enhanced the performance of the students than that of the traditional method. This was
indicated by a significant average mean difference of 5.4 in a post- test exercise. The
implications of the results for the teaching and learning of acid strength are that
teaching through animations helps students to develop conceptual understanding, and
promote meaningful learning by creating dynamic mental models of particulate
phenomena that students find difficult to understand. It is therefore recommended that
more of computer animated activities should be incorporated in teaching subsequent
lessons in chemistry to fully ascertain the effectiveness of using animation in the
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teaching and learning of chemistry. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Unversity Of Education,Winneba |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Acid strength |
en_US |
dc.title |
Using computer animations to enhance students’ understanding of acid strength |
en_US |
dc.type |
Thesis |
en_US |