Abstract:
The study investigated the effect of digital media on the academic performance of
senior high school students in organic chemistry nomenclature. It was carried out in
the Central Region of Ghana. The research study adopted the non-equivalent quasiexperimental
research design using the pre-test and post-test design. The sample
comprised 103 students from Potsin Senior High School and Winneba Senior High
School who were selected on purpose. Form 3 science students from Potsin Senior
High school were forty-eight (48) in number which formed the control group of the
research. Fifty-five (55) form 3 science students comprising 31 males and 24 females
were drawn from Winneba Senior High School to form the experimental group. A
five-point Likert scale questionnaire was administered to both groups before
treatment to determine their conception of organic chemistry nomenclature. After, a
pre-test was administered to all the participants to determine their performance level
in organic chemistry nomenclature. Treatment was administered to the experimental
group using digital media and the control group was taught using the traditional
method of teaching. After the treatment, a post-test was administered to both groups
to determine the effectiveness of the treatment. Another 5-point Likert scale
questionnaire was also administered to students of the experimental group to
determine their views of digital media in teaching organic chemistry nomenclature.
The tests (pre-test, post-test) and questionnaire results were then analysed using
Microsoft excel 2019 and SPSS version 25.0 respectively. When the results of the two
methods were compared, the digital media was found to be more effective than the
traditional method. Results also revealed that there was no differential effect of digital
media on male and female students‘ performance in organic chemistry nomenclature.
The responses to the questionnaire proved that the majority of students agreed that
digital media is an effective method of teaching organic chemistry nomenclature It is
therefore recommended that chemistry teachers should adopt digital media in teaching
and chemistry teachers should be made to attend workshops, seminars and
conferences to update their knowledge of the methods of teaching concepts in chemistry
Description:
Thesis in the Department of Chemistry Education,
Faculty of Science Education, submitted to the School
of Graduate Studies, in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Chemistry)
in the University of Education, Winneba
OCTOBER, 2023
