Title: Impact of Biology Practical Activities on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area.
Authors: Amadi
Adenike Abigail
Aziaka
S. L.
Volume: 10
Issue: 3
Pages: 257-269
Publication Date: 2026/03/28
Abstract:
The study examines impact of biology practical activities on the academic performance of secondary school students in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. Four research questions and four null hypotheses formulated guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consisted of all the students of public senior secondary schools in Port Harcourt City local government area of Rivers State. The sample size of 390 students was determined using Taro Yamane formula. The sample size comprised of 217 male and 173 female students. A Self- structured instrument titled "Impact of biology practical activities on Academic Performance Questionnaire" was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the research question while z-test analysis was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument was face and content validated by experts and average reliability coefficient 0.81 with Cronbach Alpha coefficient method was obtained. Results from the study shows that practical activities in biology plays a significant role in the overall academic performance of students in secondary schools in Port Harcourt Local Government Area. It was recommended among others that practical activities approach should be utilized and made mandatory in the teaching and learning in schools and that government should build and equip all laboratories in all the secondary schools to facilitate learning.