dc.contributor.author |
Agadzi, W. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-04-23T11:41:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-04-23T11:41:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2020 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/3344 |
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dc.description |
A Thesis in the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Science Education,
submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirement for the award of degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Science Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba |
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dc.description.abstract |
This study sought to improve the performance of students on titrimetric analysis
in Breman Asikuma Senior High School using student team achievement
division. It was also intended to find out the views of the students on the use of
the STAD to teach titrimetric analyses and also find the differences in the
performance of male and female students on titrimetric analyses using the
STAD as the intervention. The study was a case study design using the action
research approach. The sample for the study was ninety-five (95) second year
chemistry students in two intact classes using purposive sampling technique.
Achievement tests (pre-intervention, intervention and post-intervention tests),
informal interview and questionnaire were used as data collecting instruments
and the intervention tool used was the STAD. The instruments were pilot –tested
to establish the reliability coefficient and were validated by the research
supervisor in the Department of Science Education, University of Education,
Winneba as well as some other departmental lecturers and experienced
chemistry teachers in Breman Asikuma SHS. The scores obtained from the
achievement tests were analysed using Excel spread sheet and Statistical
Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 to find out the level of
achievement of students after the intervention. Overall findings of the study
showed among others that the students had difficulties in some scientific
terminologies associated with titrimetric analyses, use of indicators, and manual
skills acquisition in titrimetric analyses. There was a great improvement in the
performance of the students in general and that of the females over the male
students after the intervention as they performed better in the post-intervention
test than the pre-intervention test; the students had an overall positive perception
concerning the use of the STAD as a teaching and learning technique. It was
recommended among others that interested researchers could conduct research
into the relative effectiveness of use of the STAD in teaching chemistry topics
or teachers incorporate it in any other method of teaching in order for the
students in the school to reap the benefit. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
University of Education Winneba |
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dc.subject |
Improvement |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Performance |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Students |
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dc.title |
Improvement of students’ performance on titrimetric analyses in Breman Asikuma Senior High School using student team achievement division A case study |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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