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oncept mapping instructional approach as an activator of students’ performance in the teaching and learning of excretion
was investigated. The quasi experimental design was employed. Purposive sampling technique was used to select three
intact biology classes of SHS 2 students with a total sample size of 108. The two main instruments used for data collection
were General Knowledge in Biology Performance Test (GKBPT) and Students’ Performance Test in Excretion (SPTE) with K-R 20
reliability coefficient of 0.812 and 0.866 respectively. Point Bi-serial correlation, Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, effect size, chi-square
and Kruskal-Wallis H test were employed to analyse the quantitative data collected using the students’ achievement scores. The
study showed that the effect size of the students’ performance in the concept mapping of the post-test scores was better than
that of the pre-test scores. The instructional approach did not only improve students’ achievement in the biology course but also
helped the students to retain the concept learned for longer period. Based on the result, recommendations have been made
.
rahulhajare@rediffmail.comKnowledge of biology, chemistry and physics can
be crystallised into concepts boost an activator
of students across
Rahul H
National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra, India
Am J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2018, Volume 5
DOI: 10.21767/2393-8862-C1-003