Abstract:
The study focused on enhancing Senior High School students‟ performance in biology
using the multi-media approach. The research was a quasi –experimental design involving
Three General Science classes. The sample was one hundred and five (105) students of
Techiman Senior High School in the Techiman municipality in the Brong-Ahafo Region
of Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was adopted for selecting the sample for the
study. The experimental group Form Two Science students composed of thirty five
students were taken through the multi-media approach of teaching while Two Science
students made up of thirty seven students, the control group continued with the traditional
method of teaching. The students were taught for six weeks and were made to take a test
composed of essay type questions before and after each lesson. The data of the study was
collected by using the instructional packages, pretest and posttests. The lesson plans were
used to observe and monitor the trend of conceptual understanding of biological concepts
through written answers, practical skills and students‟ responses and explanation of
phenomena. The findings of the study showed that the performance of students‟ exposed
to multi-media approach of teaching were enhanced. The study recommends more and
deeper research on multi-media approach of instruction in teaching abstract biological
concepts in Techiman Senior High School.
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
THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN SCIENCE EDUCATION.
2015
