Content Coverage and Students' Achievements in Secondary School Physics: The Delta State Example of Nigeria

Autor/in	Abamba, Emmanuel Ikechuku
Titel	Content Coverage and Students' Achievements in Secondary School Physics: The Delta State Example of Nigeria
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 13 (2012) 1, Artikel 14 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1609-4913
Schlagwörter	Science Achievement; Physics; Achievement Tests; Rating Scales; Foreign Countries; Low Achievement; At Risk Students; Science Instruction; Secondary School Science; Hypothesis Testing; Surveys; Course Content; Test Construction; Faculty Development; Teacher Role; Standardized Tests; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Rating-Skala; Ausland; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Kursprogramm; Testaufbau; Lehrerrolle; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test
Abstract	The consistent poor achievement of students in physics tests and in science generally is one problem attracting researchers because of the danger it poses to the nation's technological advancement. This work focused on the effect of content thought on students' achievement. Two research questions were put forward which led to the formulation of two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Two instruments were designed for the study. They include Physics Content Coverage Rating Scale (PCCRS) and Physics Achievement Test (PAT). The reliability of the instruments was established. The study design is a descriptive survey. The sample of the study consists of 10 physics teachers and 482 Senior Secondary II (SSII) physics students from 10 selected schools in Delta North Senatorial District of Delta State, Nigeria. The findings of the study include among others: an increase in content taught leads to improved students' achievement in both Ministry-made test and a general improvement in Teacher-made test over that of Ministry-made Physics tests. The following recommendations among others were proffered: teachers should be encouraged to attend seminars and conferences to improve their knowledge of the contents they are teaching to avoid deliberate neglect in teaching of some content areas. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10