Approahes to teaching and learning of chemistry at the second cycle secondary school level in Cameroon
Keywords:
Teaching, teaching methods, learning of chemistry, secondary schools
Abstract
This study is aimed at examining the influence of teaching methods on the learning of chemistry in secondary schools in Buea. The study adopted quantitative research design specifically quasi-experimental research design type. Target population comprised of lower sixth students in secondary schools in Buea Municipality. The sample size comprised of 32 students selected using stratified random sampling and simple random sampling. The quantitative data was analysed descriptively and inferentially. The study established that teaching using laboratory method had more impact on students’ learning as compared to explicit teaching and illustrated lecture methods on the learning of chemistry. This indicated that teaching using laboratory method improves learners’ performance.
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Borich, G. D. (2011). Effective teaching methods. (7th ed) Boston: Pearson Educational Inc.
Bruner (1966). Towards a theory of instruction in Snowman, J. and Biehler, R.F. (2007). Psychology applied to teaching (10th Ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, M.A.
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Garner, N., Siol, A., & Eilks, I. (2015). The potential of non-formal laboratory environments for innovating the chemistry curriculum and promoting secondary school level students’ education for sustainability. Sustainability, 7(2), 1798-1818.
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Hannafin, M. J., & Hannafin, K. M. (2010). Cognition and student-centred, web-based learning: Issues and implications for research and theory. In Learning and instruction in the digital age (pp. 11-23). Springer US.
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Hunt, J. R. (1991). Illustrated lecture. J Child Neurol. 1991 Oct;6(4):343-54. PMID: 1940137 DOI: 10.1177/088307389100600411
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Kristen, K.B, Malinda, W. G, Monica, D. Kendra, M. (2017). Pedagogical Methods and Technology Used in Chemistry Secondary Education. Mod. Chem appl 5: 223. doi: 10.4172/2329-6798.1000223
Lemke, J.L. (1997). Cognition, Context, and Learning: A Social Semiotic Perspective. In D. Kirshner & J. A. Whitson (Eds.) Situated Cognition: Social, Semiotic, and Psychological Perspectives, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Maheswari, J. (2019). Relationship Between Teaching and Learning. https://www.slideshare.net/maheswarijaikumar/relationship-between-teaching-learning-177830409
Mazur, J.E. (2013). Learning and Behaviour (7th ed.). Pearson.
McKee, E., Williamson, V.M. & Ruebush, L.E. (2007). Effects of a Demonstration Laboratory on Student Learning. J Sci Educ Technol 16, 395–400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-007-9064-4
Mehri, E. & Mohammad, N. (2016). A study on chemistry teaching methods, experimental analysis by student-teachers in internship lessons. Journal of Current Research in Science. J. Curr. Res. Sci. Vol., (2), 496-504, 2016. ISSN 2322-5009
Missingham, D. & Matthews, R. (2014). A democratic and student-centred approach to facilitating teamwork learning among first-year engineering students: a learning and teaching case study, European Journal of Engineering Education, 39:4, 412-423, DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2014.881321
Moore, K. D. (2007). Classroom Teaching Skills. New York. McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Peck, M. L., & Williamson, V. M., (2001). Experiences in chemistry. Hayden McNeil Publishing, Plymouth, MI, p 49.
Peyrefitte, M., Lazar, G. (2017). Student-centred Pedagogy and Real-world Research: Using Documents as Sources of Data in Teaching Social Science Skills and Methods. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X17727835
Randler, C. & Hulde, M. (2007). Hands‐on versus teacher‐centred experiments in soil ecology. Research in Science & Technological Education Volume 25, 2007 - Issue 3 Pages 329-338 https://doi.org/10.1080/02635140701535091
Salkind, N. J. (2008). Explicit teaching. In Encyclopedia of educational psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 385-386). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963848.n102
Snowman, J. & McCown, R.R. (2015). Psychology applied to teaching (14th Ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN10:1-285-73455-6
Tambo,L.I. (2012). Principles and methods of teaching: Applications inCameroon schools. Limbe. ANUCAM.
Tchombe, T. M. (2009). Psychological Parameters in Teaching. Presses Universitaires d′Afrique
Thomas L. (2020). An introduction to quasi-experimental designs. https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/quasi-experimental-design/
Varatta, K. (2017). Teacher-centred Versus Learner-Centred Learning. https://knowledgeworks.org/resources/learner-centered-learning/
Wilson, M. L. (2011) Students' learning preferences and teachers' instructional strategies: Correlations between matched styles and academic achievement. Unpublished dissertation, Liberty Univer., Lynchburg, VA. Google Scholar.
Yara, P. O. (2010). Adequacy of Resource Materials and Mathematics Achievement of Senior Secondary Schools in South-western. Nigeria journal of social sciences. Vol. 5.1
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Chongwain Lilly Oyoma Jehovah 2021. Approahes to teaching and learning of chemistry at the second cycle secondary school level in Cameroon. International Journal on Integrated Education. 4, 2 (Feb. 2021), 162-173. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v4i2.1227.
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