Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to see how successful computer-based animation may be
in teaching and learning of Coordination and Control concepts in Biology at Zion
College in the Anloga District of the Volta Region of Ghana. In all, a total of 117
elective Biology students were sampled for this study, and they were split into two
groups (experimental group and control group). The experimental group was taught
coordination and control through a computer-based animation method, while the
control group was taught same coordination and control through a traditional lecturebased
method. Control and coordination Achievement Test (CCAT) with a reliability
coefficient of 0.91 was used to measure students’ achievement and retention before and
after treatments, while Students Attitude Questionnaire on Coordination and Control
(SAQCC) was used to examine the students’ attitude toward the concepts of
coordination and control. Data was analysed using various statistical tool including
mean, standard deviation, paired sampled t-test, independent sampled t-test and Cohen
d effect size at a significant level of 0.05. The study brought to light that the use of
computer-based animation instructional method in the teaching and learning of
coordination and control had a better impact on students’ knowledge and retention of
the concepts and therefore has the higher potential of enhancing senior high school
Biology students’ academic achievement and attitude toward control and coordination
concepts with no gender bias.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Biology Education,
Education Faculty of Science Education, submitted to the
School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Biology Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
MAY, 2024
