Using the activity method to help the second year diploma of education students in St. Monica’s College to teach some selected topics in biology

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.