Title: Improving Junior Secondary School Students' Achievement in Basic Science in Ogun State, Nigeria: A Quantitative Investigation of Efficacy of Flipped Learning Strategy
Authors: Hannah Bosede Bankole PhD Afeez T. Jinadu PhD
Volume: 8
Issue: 12
Pages: 121-126
Publication Date: 2024/12/28
Abstract:
This study investigated the effects of flipped learning strategy on junior secondary school students' achievement in Basic science. The study employed a quasi- experimental design. The sample consisted of 80 students for experiment and the control group. Students with personal computer, and internet access at home were randomly assigned into an experimental group of 46 students (34 males, 12 female) and control group of 34 students (20 male, 14 female) The instruments used for data collection during the pre-test and post-test consisted of Basic science achievement test (BAT) and students' engagement scale (SES), The BAT was validated by specialists in Basic science and measurement and evaluation using table of specifications constructed for the multiple choice test items. The reliabilities of the multiple choice test items of BAT, and SES, were established using the coefficient of internal consistency based on R software. The reliability coefficients for the BAT and SES were 0.78 and 0.75 respectively. The data collected from the pre-test and post-test were analysed using ANCOVA at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that, flipped learning strategy was more effective than the traditional method in improving students' academic achievement in Basic science, F (1,420) = 70.1, p < 0.05. The result also shows reveal the mean differences between the achievement of male and female students from the experimental group, males mean was 24.00 while females was 22.00 mean, also there was no significant interaction effects of treatment and gender on students' achievement. It was recommended among others that curriculum planners and educational policy makers should consider a review of the curriculum to incorporate flipped classroom strategy into junior secondary school curriculum, and government should provide enough technology and internet facilities in schools.