EFFECTS OF ANALOGIES STRATEGY ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY IN NIGERIA

Akintola, David Akinjide (Ph.D.) & Ayanlola, Gabriel Olawumi

Abstract

Records from examination bodies have confirmed the persistent poor achievements of senior secondary school students in Biology. Ecology is one of the important areas in Biology that students did not master correctly. The students’ poor achievement in this area contributed to the poor achievements in Biology. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of analogies strategy on senior secondary school students’ achievements in ecological concepts in Ogbomoso South, Nigeria. The study was a quasi-experimental design. All senior secondary school II Biology students in Ogbomoso South, Nigeria constituted the population for the study.  Four intact classes from four public co-educational schools were involved while the sample included 172 students. Biology Achievement Test (BAT) was the major instrument used. Using Cronbach Alpha, reliability value of 0.75 was obtained. Data were analyzed using t-test. Findings of the study showed that there was a significant difference in the achievements of students taught Biology using analogies strategy. It was recommended that Biology students should be exposed to the use of analogies strategy in the learning of Biology.