EFFECT OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING STRATEGY ON PUPILS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BASIC SCIENCE IN ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE
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2023-09-09
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Journal of Current Research in Education
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This study investigates the effect of problem-based learning on pupils' academic performance in Basic Science in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The study adopted a pretest, post-test control group, quasi-experimental design. Multistage sampling techniques were used to select the schools that participated. Schools were divided into two strata public and private using stratified random sampling technique. A simple random sampling technique was used to select four (4) primary schools, two public and two privates. These schools were randomly assigned to an experimental group and control group respectively. Five hypotheses were formulated. Pupils' Basic Science Performance Test (PBSPT) was used to obtained pupils score in Basic Science with a reliability coefficient of 0.74, and two treatment packages were used, Instructional Guide for Problem Based Learning (IGPBL) and Instructional Guide for Conventional Method (IGCM). All the research hypotheses were tested using the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) all at 0.05 level of significance. The results of findings revealed among others that there was a significant effect of Problem-Based Learning on pupils' academic performance in Basic Science in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State (F (1; 86) = 14.977, P < 0.05). Based on these findings, it was concluded that there was a significant main effect of Problem –based learning on pupils' academic performance in Basic Science in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was recommended among others that Training of teachers should be made compulsory and continuous by both public and private schools on different teaching strategies.