Abstract:
The study examined effect of molecular model kits on naming organic compounds in
Chemistry amongst Winneba Senior School Students in the Effutu Municipality.
Simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 44 for the
study. Students were taken through a lot of intervention activities using the molecular
Model kits. Questionnaire and achievement test were used as an instrument for data
collection and the findings were analysed using frequencies and percentages.
Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the Pre-test and the Post-test. The
Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS) was also employed to analyze the Pre test and the Post-test scores by the students quantitatively using paired sample t-test.
The major findings revealed that the models were effective in teaching and learning
of IUPAC nomenclature of hydrocarbons. Further, the results showed that most of
the students exhibited positive attitudes towards the use of the molecular model kits.
The study recommends that chemistry teachers should be encouraged to incorporate
teaching and learning materials in teaching concepts to make it as practical as
possible. Also, educational programmes, workshops and seminars on the use of
molecular model kits and other strategies should be organized for teachers on their
effective use for teaching in the chemistry classroom.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Educational Studies, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, in Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements for the Award of
Post–Graduate Diploma
(Education)
at the University of Education, Winneba
