Abstract:
The study investigated the use of computer assisted programme to improve the performance of
first year General Arts students on digestion of humans.
The study employed action research design. The sample used for the study was 60 first year
General Arts students. The instruments used for data collection were pretest and posttest and
structured interview. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics were used
to organize students’ test scores into means and standard deviation. Inferential statistics
involving t-test was used to establish any significant difference between the pretest and posttest.
The results of the study revealed that there was a statistically significant increase in the
performance of students that received computer based lessons. In addition, the research
indicated that using computer assisted programme as a teaching tool increased the academic
success of the students and also facilitated their understanding of abstract concepts. It can be
concluded that the use of computer assisted programme in teaching integrated science has the
potency to improve academic performance of students.
Description:
A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER
OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE EDUCATION) DEGREE.
MARCH, 2017