Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the use of instructional
resources on the academic performance of students and also how these materials can
motivate learners to learn Physics. The study was a quasi- experimental research design
that employed pre-test, post-test, unstructured interview and observational technique.
The population of the study comprised all Senior High School science students in the
Nkwanta South District of the Volta Region of Ghana. The purposive and convenience
sampling technique was employed to select the sample for the study. Form three (3B)
science class which consist of thirty-seven (37) boys and three (3) girls was selected for
the study. The total sample for the study was forty (40) form three (3B) science students
of Nkwanta SHS. The data obtained was analysed using SPSS to find achievement
mean scores. To see the treatment effect, the mean scores were computed to determine
the average achievement on the variable of the pre-test and post-test. In addition, the
significance difference between the mean scores was tested at 0.05 level by applying t test based on the pre-test and the post-test. It was observed that the mean score of the
post-intervention test (Mean = 16.70, Sd = 1.977) is much higher than the mean score
of the pre-intervention test (Mean = 7.22, Sd = 3.068). Also the total performance scores
of the entire sample put together on the post-intervention test (668) was higher than the
total scores at the pre-intervention test (289). This implies that there was an
improvement in performance of 39.6% during the post-intervention test
This study also showed that significant difference exists between the performance of
students taught with instructional materials and those taught without instructional
materials. It was recommended that stakeholder should ensure regular provision of
instructional materials to the SHSs to enhance teaching and learning of Physics
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF
GRADUATE STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF
DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION, IN SCIENCE EDUCATION.
DECEMBER, 2016
