Abstract:
The study sought to use the activity method to teach some selected topics in
biology in St. Monica‟s College of Education in Mampong Ashanti. The study
was an action research which aimed at identifying a problem and putting down
the appropriate interventional strategies to solve the identified problem. The data
collection instrument used was test items. The population of study was all the
second year students pursuing the Diploma in Basic Education (DBE). The
results of the study showed that the activity method was very relevant and
beneficial in helping the second year students of St. Monica‟s College of
Education to improve upon their performance in teaching “Integrated Science”
because they were able to secure higher test scores after the intervention as
compared to their test score before the intervention. It is recommended that
classroom teachers should try as much as possible to use the activity method in
their routine methods of instruction in science classes.
Description:
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, FACULTY
OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF
RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION,
WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN
SCIENCE
2012
