Constructivist Instructional Strategy and Pupils' Achievement and Attitude Towards Primary Science

dc.creator	E.N. Etuk
dc.creator	G.K. Etuk
dc.creator	E. Etudor-Eyo
dc.creator	J. Samuel
dc.date	2011-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:36Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:36Z
dc.identifier	1313-1958
dc.identifier	1313-9118
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c5fcea486e5f466585ce9b5b8dda2c88
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18545
dc.description	The study investigated a constructivist instructional strategy and pupils’ achievement in and attitude towards primary science. The population was 650 Basic-5 pupils in 21 public primary schools in Western Senatorial District of Rivers State, Nigeria. The sample of 180 pupils was drawn from four intact classes from four schools in the area. Primary Science Achievement Test (PAST) and Primary Science Attitude Scale (PSAS) were the instruments used for the study. Test-retest reliability coefficient and Cronbach alpha 21 reliability was 0.82 for PSAT and 0.85 for PSAS, respectively. Four research questions and four corresponding null hypotheses guided the study. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and multiple classification analysis (MCA) were used in analyzing the data. Results showed that the constructivist strategy was more effective than expository strategy in facilitating pupils’ achievement in and attitude towards primary science. Pupils’ from urban schools performed significantly better than pupils from rural schools under each of the two methods. The researchers advocated for the use of constructivist strategy by primary science teachers among their recommendations.
dc.language	Bulgarian
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Sofia
dc.relation	http://bjsep.org/getfile.php?id=87
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1313-1958
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1313-9118
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Bulgarian Journal of Science and Education Policy , Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 30-47 (2011)
dc.subject	Constructivism
dc.subject	Achievement
dc.subject	Attitude
dc.subject	Pimary science
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Constructivist Instructional Strategy and Pupils' Achievement and Attitude Towards Primary Science
dc.type	article