Abstract
The research was necessitated due to the researcher's experience of the difficulty of pupils of Pepease Presbyterian Basic Six in the understanding of the human skeleton. The total number of thirty-three pupils in this class, Pepease Presbyterian Basic Six was the population of this study which employed an action research method. The study revealed that pupils performed better in a lesson on the human skeleton aided by the skeletal model designed by the researcher than when presented theoretically. The research instruments employed in this study were interview, test and questionnaire. The model of the human skeleton, designed teaching and learning material used served its purpose so well and this reflected in pupils' performance which had improved remarkably after the intervention. The present study, therefore, recommends intermittent in-service training for Science Teachers especially those in the remote areas on how to design improvised materials for the various topics in the Basic Schools Science Syllabus.
Highlights
Science forms the basis for inventions, manufacturing and simple logical thinking geared towards making the environment a better place to live. Levy (2007) observed that basic education forms the basis of human resource development
The action research design was the choice of the researcher amongst the options offered since it is research directed towards finding ways of solving a noticed problem in the most practical way possible in an immediate environment. It is the on-the-spot procedure designed to deal with concrete problems located in an immediate situation and this completely suits the researcher as the main intention is to find a remedy to a group of distinct pupils who have problems concerning the study of the human skeleton
The researcher’s own designed skeletal model in this study could solve the problem of lack of teaching learing materials (TLMs) in the teaching of the lesson on the human skeleton
Summary
Science forms the basis for inventions, manufacturing and simple logical thinking geared towards making the environment a better place to live. Levy (2007) observed that basic education forms the basis of human resource development. Levy (2007) observed that basic education forms the basis of human resource development. (Chakaninka et al, 2012; Mtsi & Maphosa, 2016) are of the assertion that most rural Basic Schools in Africa are marked by a shortage of TLMs. According to Kapur (2019) and Bušljeta (2013), the TLMs should be given greater attention as a major aspect that would promote students learning and help in the realization of academic goals and objectives. According to Kapur (2019) and Bušljeta (2013), the TLMs should be given greater attention as a major aspect that would promote students learning and help in the realization of academic goals and objectives For this reason, teachers and other stakeholders in education need to focus on bringing about developments in the TLMs
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