Constructivist Problem Based Learning Technique and the Academic Achievement of Physics Students with Low Ability Level in Nigerian Secondary Schools

dc.creator	Folashade Afolabi
dc.creator	Akinyemi Olufunminiyi Akinbobola
dc.date	2009-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:44:40Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:44:40Z
dc.identifier	1306-3049
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a610d08b1a234a739e50429c0948a51d
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23539
dc.description	The study investigated the effects of constructivist problem based learning technique on the academicachievement of physics students with low ability levels in Nigeria secondary schools. Pre-test-Post-test controlgroup design was adopted for the study. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 2 schools out of 40-co-educational secondary schools in Taraba state. 105 senior secondary school II physics students were used forthe study. Physics Achievement Test (PAT) and physics Ability Level Test (PALT) were used to collect data.The kuder-Richardson coefficient of internal consistency for PAT and PALT were 0.72 and 0.76 respectively.Three hypotheses were tested at p<0.05 level of significance using t- test analysis. The result of the findingsshowed that the physics students with low ability level taught with problem based learning technique performedsignificantly better than those taught with conventional learning method. Also, student taught with problembased learning technique performed significantly better than those taught with conventional method. There wasno significant gender difference in the performance of students taught with problem based learning technique. Itis recommended that problem-based learning technique should be used in schools to teach various concepts inphysics.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Moment Publications
dc.relation	http://www.eurasianjournals.com/index.php/ejpce/article/view/34/pdf_19
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1306-3049
dc.source	Eurasian Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 45-51 (2009)
dc.subject	Problem-based learning
dc.subject	Conventional
dc.subject	Physics
dc.subject	Low Ability
dc.subject	Achievement
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 Problem Based Learning Technique and the Academic Achievement of Physics Students with Low Ability Level in Nigerian Secondary Schools
dc.type	article