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INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT, RETENTION AND ATTITUDE IN CHEMISTRY USING 4 MAT TEACHING MODEL

Gladys Uzezi Jack, HALADU ALI ZUBAIRU

Abstract


This study investigated the influence of gender on secondary school students achievement, retention and attitude in Chemistry using 4MAT teaching model in Jalingo Education Zone of Taraba State. Quasi-experimental design was used for the study. Four research questions and hypotheses guided the study. A total of 205 students (115 males & 90 females) were sampled using multiple stage sampling technique. Two intact classes were randomly selected and assigned experimental and control groups. Two instruments used for data collection were Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) and Student Attitudes towards Chemistry Inventory (SATCI) with reliability indexes of 0.78 and 0.83 respectively. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions; while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.5 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that there is no statistically significant difference between the mean achievement scores of male and female students taught chemistry using 4MAT and Demonstration Method. The study also revealed an insignificant effect of gender, insignificant effect of attitude, and insignificant interaction effect of gender and treatments on students’ achievement in Chemistry using 4MAT. It is evident from the findings of this study to conclude that the use of 4MAT could provide a good way for students to learn chemistry since it enhance students achievement, retention, and is attitude and gender friendly. Therefore, it is recommended amongst others that both pre-service and in-service chemistry teachers should be train on the use of 4MAT since it incorporate all types of intelligences in teaching and learning and helps in improving both male and female students’ achievement, retention and attitudes in Chemistry.

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Four Mode Application Technique (4MAT);Demonstration method;Gender;Achievement;Retention;Attitude of students

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