The effect of SCAMPER activities on 7th grade students’ creative thinking, science achievement and perceptions*

Innovative practices are those actions or activities engaged by man through which new inventions are introduced into the society. Innovative practices can be seen in the areas of; Health, Communication, Agriculture, Industry, Governance, Education etc. This present paper was developed to examine innovative practices in science education which was identified as a panacea for improving students’ academic achievement in science subjects in secondary schools in Nigeria. The expository write-up examined innovative practices in science education in the areas of; science education curriculum, science teaching and learning, and improvisation in science education. The paper pointed out that when teachers adopt innovative practices in science education, the students’ academic achievement are greatly enhanced. The paper concluded by suggesting among other things that science teachers should utilize innovative practices in their lesson delivery so as to enhance students’ active participation in the lesson which will bring about an improved academic achievement. Also, intensive in-service programs should be organized to get the science teachers acquainted with and trained on how to effectively utilize innovative practices for enhanced students’ academic achievement in science subjects.KEYWORDS: Academic achievement, curriculum innovation, innovative practices, science education

Research has shown that students’ home background is a major factor to consider when assessing students’ learning outcome in science subjects among high school students. This paper therefore investigates how family background determines students’ academic achievement in science among high school students in southeast Nigeria. Among the three research questions raised by the study, the main one is- how does family background influence students’ academic achievement in science subjects among high school students in Southeast Nigeria? A total N=220 randomly selected from a population of science students in senior secondary schools in southeast Nigeria formed the sample size. Student’s survey questionnaire (SSQ) on a 5-point Likert scale was used as an instrument for data collection. A quantitative research design was adopted while the collected data was descriptively measured to establish the association between the two variables. The result shows that students whose parents acquired better education and higher income levels would positively support their children’s education in science subjects compared to those with lower education and income. The study concludes that the learning outcome of students in science subjects are pre-determined by the kind of family background they have, this indicates that the socio-economic status (SES) of parents is a key determinant of students’ academic achievement in science subjects in Southeast Nigeria. Keywords: Family Background: Socio-Economic Status: Parents’ Education: Parents’ Employment Status: Academic Performance.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of science lessons using mind mapping on creativity and academic achievement in science. The subjects of this study were fifth-grade students selected from four classes of an elementary school located in Busan. For ten weeks, the experimental group of 40 students were taught using the mind mapping technique. The comparative group, also of 40 students, was taught in normal classes which used a standard text-book. Children were given a test on science processing skills and academic achievement in science to measure the effects of mind mapping. The Likert scales were used to gather student's feedback on creativity and academic achievement in science. Through these procedures, the following results were obtained: First, mind mapping had a greater effect on science processing skills than the normal classes, where a text-book was used. Second, mind mapping was effective in improving the student's academic achievements in science at a greater level than the normal classes where a text-book was used. Third, after viewing results of the Student Recognition Investigation, we found that the students showed a higher level of interest in science lessons that used mind mapping, and were better able to understand the scientific theories. As a result, the elementary science class with mind mapping developed greater science processing skills and saw higher academic achievement in science. We conclude that science classes that use mind mapping have the potential to develop better science processing skills and improve academic achievement in science.

<p>The present study aimed to investigate attitude towards learning of Science and academic achievement in Science among students at the secondary level. Using random sampling technique 422 students, from the secondary level in different systems of education, namely, state, matriculation and central board schools were chosen. The Attitude toward Learning of Science Scale (Grewal, 1972) was used to assess the attitude towards learning Science and the marks scored in Science were taken from their half yearly performance. The data collected was subjected to statistical analysis, namely, mean, standard deviation, ‘t’- test, ‘F’- ratio, Karl Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient ‘r’. Results showed that the students belonging to the central board schools have a higher level of attitude towards learning of Science compared to students in state board but did not differ with students in matriculation board schools at the secondary level. Similarly, students belonging to central board schools performed better in Science subject compared to the students in state and matriculation board schools at the secondary level. The girls are significantly better in their attitude toward learning of Science when compared to the boys in all categories of schools. In matriculation and central board schools the girls are better than boys in their academic achievement in Science whereas in state board schools there is no significant difference in their gender. A positive correlation was found to exist between attitude towards learning Science and academic achievement in Science among the students.</p>

This study explored the mediating effect of student engagement on the relationship between deep approach to learning and academic achievement in Science among Grade 10 students from four private secondary schools in the Mati City Division, Davao Oriental. Descriptive and correlational methods, with mediation analysis, were employed to achieved the study objectives. A total of 117 Grade 10 students from the identified schools in the research locale were requested as research respondents. Adapted survey instruments were utilized to determine the extent of student engagement and level of deep approach to learning. On the other hand, a researcher-made summative test that underwent reliability test was utilized to determine students’ academic achievement in science. The results showed that students exhibited a high level of deep approach to learning and a very high academic achievement. Furthermore, student engagement was found to be highly extensive. Correlational analysis revealed significant relationships between the deep approach to learning and academic achievement in Science, between student engagement and academic achievement in Science, and between student engagement and deep approach to learning. Additionally, the study found that student engagement partially mediates the relationship between deep approach to learning and academic achievement of students in Science. These findings suggest that academic achievement can be considerably improved when students proactively adopt deep learning approaches. These strategies, combined with the facilitating role of teachers, prompt students to deepen their engagement across cognitive, emotional, and behavioral dimensions, thereby fostering a more holistic and effective learning experience. KEYWORDS: Science Education, Deep Approach To Learning, Student Engagement, Academic Achievement, Grade 10 Students, Descriptive And Correlational, Mediation Analysis, Mati City, Davao Oriental, Philippines

This research seeks to determine the academic achievement in science of students in the MSU -Maguindanao High School Department. Specifically, it aims to assess the performance of the students in science for the last five years, to determine the significant difference in the academic achievement in science between the students of the science curriculum and the Vocational Agriculture curriculum, to find out the students’ performance in System Admission Scholarship Examination in Science for the last five years, as well as the significant difference in the performance in the System Admission Scholarship Examination between the students of the science curriculum and the Vocational Agriculture curriculum, and the correlation between academic achievement in science with that of System Admission Scholarship Examination scores in Science. A descriptive - correlation method of the study was employed in this study, the respondents were 200 students whose names were drawn from the list of Senior students of MSU -Maguinadanao High School Department. One hundred student were taken from the Vocational Agriculture Curriculum, using systematic random sampling. Frequency counts, mean, percentages and standard deviation were used to describe the performance of the students in both the science GPA and SASE science test scores. Person -Product Moment coefficient of correlation was used to determine the relationship between their science GPA and SASE science test scores. Analysis of variance was used to test the significance of difference in grades or score between groups with alpha set .05 level. The study revealed that Academic achievement in Science for the last Five Years is fair (80.03). The students in the Science curriculum have a mean grade of 81.833 indicating fair performance while the students in the Vocational Agriculture Curriculum has a mean grade of 78.66 indicating poor performance. Students who have high grade in their Science subjects tend to have high scores in the SASE in science. There is a significant relationship between the science grades and the SASE scores of the students. To improve their academic performance in science subject, review, tutorial lessons, and other forms of enrichment programs should be offered. The administrator should expose Science teachers to training/seminars institute to upgrade their knowledge and skills in teaching Science subjects.

In this study, the effect of internet-based applications on the academic achievement, motivation, and awareness of Web 2.0 tools of 6th grade middle school students on "Matter and Heat" was examined. The study group consisted of 73 (experimental: 50, control: 23) 6th grade students from a public school in Istanbul, Turkey. The study was conducted with an experimental design with pretest-posttest control group among quantitative research models. In the experimental group, science lessons were taught with the support of web 2.0 tools such as Nearpod, Canva and Quizizz, while in the control group, no additional application was made and the lessons were taught as specified in the curriculum. The data of the study were collected with the “Motivation Scale in Science Education”, “Matter and Heat Achievement Test” and “Awareness Scale for Web 2.0 Tools”. T-test and one-way factor analysis (ANCOVA) test were used to analyze the data. The results of this study showed that the academic achievement test scores of the experimental group students were higher than the control group and there was a significant difference between the academic achievement test scores of the experimental and control groups. The results showed that the science motivation scores showed a significant difference in favor of the experimental group and the science motivation scores of the experimental group students who were supported with web-based applications were higher than the control group. In addition, according to the results of the one-way analysis of covariance regarding the awareness of web 2.0 tools, there was a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in favor of the experimental group in the post-test scores. In this study, the importance of planning and implementing science lessons supported by internet-based applications at the secondary school level was revealed.

Science education is attracting increasing attention and many researchers focus on the issue about the attitude-achievement relationship in science, but there is still no consistent conclusion. By using a three-level meta-analytic approach, the aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between attitude toward science and academic achievement in learning science among primary and secondary school students, and to explore if some study characteristics could have contributed to the inconsistent findings with regard to this relationship as observed in the research literature. A total of 37 studies with 132 effect sizes involving a total of 1,042,537 participants were identified. The meta-analytic results revealed that there was an overall positive and moderate relationship between attitude toward science and learning achievement in science (r = 0.248, p < 0.001). The results further found that this association was moderated by the type of attitude and larger effect sizes were shown in self-efficacy than in interest, societal relevance of attitude toward science, and mixed attitude. Moreover, the effect sizes of studies with unstandardized measure to assess science achievement were larger than those with standardized measure. Possible explanations for these findings and its implications for future research directions were also discussed in this review.

&lt;p&gt;This study aims to investigate the correlation between students' insights and academic achievement in science, as a predictor for their career path in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The research involved a sample of secondary education students (N=176) who acknowledged to take STEM program. They completed a survey that included assessment of Views of the Nature of Science (VNOS) and Epistemological Beliefs Assessment for Physics Science (EBAPS). Furthermore, their academic performance in science classes was examined through school records. The results indicated a strong positive correlation between student's insights and academic achievement in science. Moreover, higher possibility of success in STEM a student may at least be in the proficient level of insights and mean science grade of 80 and above. There were also recorded misconceptions that must be remediated. Science educators may look into some common misconceptions found in the answers of the students in the VNOS D to be able to correct it and improve the level of insights on the nature of science Therefore, this study highlights the importance of monitoring and encouraging student's insights, perception, and attitudes towards STEM subjects as a predictor for their success in science and for identifying potential STEM careers.&lt;/p&gt;

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly required within K-12 educational settings, yet the impact of youth’s access to and use of digital resources outside of the classroom on academic achievement is only beginning to be explored in the literature. This study used data from the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study to assess the relationship between grades in high school science and digital equity across the learner’s ecological environment. Digital inequities experienced by school-aged youth are referred to as the homework gap. The COVID-19 pandemic placed new urgency on resolving the homework gap as millions of students shifted to full-time online or learning at home during the pandemic. Study findings show that ICT access and use across ecological domains is a significant predictor of urban youths’ academic achievement in science.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 4MAT Teaching Model and Whole Brain Model on academic achievement in science and to compare those effects with the effect of inquiry based instruction, which suggested by the science course teaching program. This research is designed in static group pre test-post test design. The study group constituted a total of 68 sixth grade students, 29 in Experimental Group I, 21 in Experimental Group II and 18 in the control group. Experimental processes were carried out simultaneously in 3 groups during 32 class hours by one of the researchers. While 4MAT Teaching Model was used In Experimental Group I, Whole Brain Model was applied in Experimental Group II. The control group was engaged in inquiry based instruction. Kolb Learning Style Inventory III was applied to determine the learning styles of the participant students. Academic achievement test was applied as the pre test and the post test. While analyzing the data, the standard deviations and means were calculated and Paired Samples t-Test, One Way Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, Kruskal Wallis Test, and Mann Whitney U Test were conducted. As a result of the research, it was determined that all of the three instructions applied increased the academic achievement in science. Moreover, it was found that 4MAT Teaching Model was more effective than Whole Brain Model in terms of increasing academic achievement. However, it was determined that the effects of 4MAT Teaching Model and Whole Brain Model on the academic achievement in science did not differentiate from the effect of inquiry based instruction. In addition, it was detected that the effects of 4MAT Teaching Model and of Whole Brain Model on academic achievement in science did not differentiate regarding learning styles of the student. On the other hand, it was proved that inquiry based instruction did not support the academic achievement of the students with diverging learning style.

This study was conducted to find out the Effect of Simulated Learning on Students’ Academic Achievement in Science at the Elementary Level. Simulated learning as an innovative method has gained considerable attention nowadays. It involves using technology and virtual environments to replicate real-life scenarios or experiences for educational purposes. The major objectives of the study were to analyze teachers' perceptions of simulated learning and to study the challenges teachers face when using simulated learning in their instruction. The researcher used a descriptive survey design. All the male and female elementary science teachers from the Muzaffargrh and Layyah districts were considered part of the study population. The study sample was comprised of 303 elementary school science teachers who were selected randomly. A 45-item questionnaire was used. The researcher used descriptive and inferential statistical techniques to analyze the collected data using SPSS. The results revealed that teachers generally expressed positive views on the use of simulated learning for the teaching of science. It was recommended that simulated learning activities be aligned with the science curriculum. Guidelines and frameworks should be formulated to facilitate the seamless integration of simulated learning into existing educational frameworks. Teachers should be supported in adapting their teaching methods to fit simulated learning environments.

Purpose of the study: This study aims to investigate senior high school students’ multiple intelligences and their academic achievement in science. Methodology: This study employs a descriptive correlational research design. The respondents of this study were 300 in the 11th Grade of senior high school students. The Multiple Intelligences Inventory is used to assess students' intelligence, while their final grade in science measures academic achievement. Main Findings: The results of this study showed that senior high school students possess all intelligence to a great extent. Existential intelligence obtained the highest mean score of 3.96, as possessed by the respondents. On the other hand, musical intelligence got the lowest mean score of 3.60. It also showed that all multiple intelligences correlate with academic performance achievement. The correlation analysis showed that all multiple intelligences were statistically significant and could positively predict academic achievement in science. Novelty/Originality of this study: This present study may give insights to teachers about integrating multiple intelligences in the classroom.

This classroom action research aimed to improve the students’ creative thinking and achievement in learning science. It conducted through the implementation of multiple intelligences with mind mapping approach and describing the students’ responses. The subjects of this research were the fifth grade students of SD 8 Tianyar Barat, Kubu, and Karangasam. The objects of this research were multiple intelligence, achievement in science and students’ response. The research was conducted in two cycles and every cycle consisted of planning, action implementation, observation, and reflection. The data of students’ creative thinking were collected by performance test; the data of students’ achievement in learning science were collected through questionnaire. After the data were collected, then they were analyzed descriptively and quantitatively. The results of the study showed that (1) the implementation of multiple intelligence approach improved the students’ creative thinking and achievement in learning science. The improvement in the students’ creative thinking from cycle I to cycle II is 16.56%. (2) The improvement of the students’ achievement in learning science from cycle I to cycle II is 11.46%. (3) The students’ response to the implementation of multiple intelligence with mind mapping fell into category positive.The students felt happy in learning science through the implementation of multiple intelligences with mind mapping.

General Background: The influence of teaching methods in science education is critical for student achievement, particularly in multilingual contexts. Specific Background: This study focuses on the Al-Mutamaizeen and Al-Mutafawqeen secondary schools in Iraq, where students study scientific subjects in English and Arabic, respectively. Knowledge Gap: Limited research exists on how language of instruction in scientific subjects impacts English language proficiency and overall academic achievement among high-achieving students. Aims: The research aimed to identify the effect of teaching scientific subjects in English on the academic achievement of students in the English language, comparing students from Al-Mutamaizeen (studying in English) with those from Al-Mutafawqeen (studying in Arabic). Results: The study employed an experimental design and included a sample of 76 students from Najaf High School for the Distinguished and 80 students from Kufa High School for the Gifted. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences in favor of the students who studied science subjects in English, attributing their success to the continuous use of English during scientific instruction. Novelty: This study provides novel insights into the direct relationship between language of instruction in science and English language proficiency, showing how integrating English into scientific subjects enhances overall academic performance. Implications: The findings suggest that teaching scientific subjects in English could be generalized to similar student groups to improve both English proficiency and academic achievement in science, particularly in multilingual settings. Highlughts: Language instruction influences student achievement in multilingual science education. English use in science improves language skills and academic performance. Teaching science in English benefits high-achieving students' overall achievement. Keywords: Teaching methods, English instruction, science education, academic achievement, multilingual schools.