Title:
INFLUENCE OF 5E-TEACHING CYCLE ON ATTITUDE, RETENTION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WITH VARIED ABILITY IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZARIA EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA STATE NIGERIA

Authors:
Dr. Binta A. Muhammad , Dr. Efe M. Omwirhiren and Salisu Abubakar

Abstract:
This study investigated the Influence of 5E teaching cycle on Attitude and Academic, Performance of Chemistry Students of varied abilities in Mole Concepts among Senior Secondary School in Zaria Educational Zone. A Quasi-experimental pretest and posttest research design was used for the study which featured two groups (Experimental and Control group). Sample sizes of 200 students selected from two secondary schools in Zaria Metropolis were used as the study sample, drawn from a population of 11 schools with a total of 1154 students. The two schools randomly selected, were selected after matching them, to find their equivalent academically. The Instrument developed; Mole Concept Performance Test (MCPT) with a reliability coefficient of 0.88 was used to collect data for pretest and posttest. The data collected were analyzed using Analysis of Covariate (ANCOVA) and Kruscal Wallis test statistics at P? 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that science (Chemistry) students exposed to 5E teaching cycle in the teaching and learning of mole concepts in all the ability levels had higher mean performance scores than those in the control group exposed to lecture method of instruction. The attitude of the students in the experimental groups improved significantly after exposure to 5E teaching cycle. Recommendations were made based on the findings which is: The teaching of Chemistry particularly mole concept should be conducted using 5E teaching cycle as it makes students learn meaningfully and help them to develop positive attitude towards chemistry. It should therefore be incorporated into the main stream of pedagogy in the teaching of Chemistry and other related Science subject in Zaria Education zone, Kaduna, Nigeria.