Abstract
Teaching methods are essential for effective teaching and learning and to a great extent influence academic achievement of students. The objective of this study therefore was to examine the influence of teaching methods on the academic achievement of senior secondary school students in Biology in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State. The descriptive survey research method was adopted in the study. Two research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study comprised 1,550 biology students in public schools in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select forty biology students from five randomly selected schools making it a total of two hundred (200) students. A questionnaire titled “Influence of Teaching Methods on Students' Academic Achievement in Biology Questionnaire (ITMSAABQ) was the main instrument for data collection. Cronbach Alpha analysis was used to test for the reliability of the instrument and it was found reliable with a reliability co-efficient of 0.75. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. Findings from the study revealed that student-centered teaching method increases students’ academic achievement while teacher-centered teaching methods decreases students' academic achievement in biology. The study recommended that teachers should create an environment that will enable students participate fully in the teaching-learning process of biology. Also, State Education Boards should organize seminars to educate biology teachers on the need for and how to use innovative methods in teaching biology.
Highlights
Biology is a very important science subject and stand as the bedrock and prerequisite upon which other science courses like medicine, nursing, pharmacy, genetics, biochemistry, agriculture are based
121 Ezurike Chidubem Precious and Ayo-Vaughan Adewunmi Feyisetan: Influence of Teacher-Centered and Student-Centered Teaching Methods on the Academic Achievement of Post-Basic Students in Biology in Delta State, Nigeria the manner that emphasizes memorization, they have been characterized by some educators [11, 22, 13] as a poor method of teaching
The findings of this study has shown that discussion method, field trip and other participatory methods are the most effective methods of teaching biology while lecture method is less effective
Summary
Biology is a very important science subject and stand as the bedrock and prerequisite upon which other science courses like medicine, nursing, pharmacy, genetics, biochemistry, agriculture are based. 121 Ezurike Chidubem Precious and Ayo-Vaughan Adewunmi Feyisetan: Influence of Teacher-Centered and Student-Centered Teaching Methods on the Academic Achievement of Post-Basic Students in Biology in Delta State, Nigeria the manner that emphasizes memorization, they have been characterized by some educators [11, 22, 13] as a poor method of teaching These teaching methods involve unidirectional flow of information/knowledge from teacher to the student and do not encourage the process skill acquisition needed for proper understanding of biological principles, concepts and facts. There are different types of teaching methods such as lecture method, discussion, demonstration, games and simulations, project methods, problem-solving, inquiry method, and field trip among others These different teaching methods have been grouped by some educators [23, 7] into two approaches: teachers centered and students centered. What is the influence of teacher-centered (traditional) and student-centered (innovation) teaching methods on the academic achievement of students in biology?
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