Has Frequency of Practical Work Anything to Do with Psychomotor Skill Acquisition of Senior Secondary Biology Students? A Field Report

London International Conference on Education (LICE-2013)

4 Pages Posted: 11 Nov 2013

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Emmanuel Edoja Achor

Benue State University

Samuel Agambar

College of Education, Oju, Benue State

Date Written: November 6, 2013

Abstract

The study examined if frequency of practical work has effect on psychomotor skill acquisition of senior secondary two (SS2) Biology students. A sample of (N = 228) Students from three government-approved schools in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria was used. Psychomotor Skill Assessment Test (PSAT) with reliability coefficient of 0.95 was used to collect data. Mean and standard deviations were used to answer research question while analysis of covariance was used to analised data for testing the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that there was significant difference in skills acquisition among the harmonized, intermediate and the control groups; F2, 221 = 111.978; p= .000<.05. It is recommended among others that teachers should endeavour to organize practical work for students as frequently as possible so as to develop in the students the practical skills required for final examination and other career developments in later life.

Keywords: Psychomotor skill, skill acquisition, biology practical, frequency of practical, biology teaching

Suggested Citation

Achor, Emmanuel Edoja and Agambar, Samuel, Has Frequency of Practical Work Anything to Do with Psychomotor Skill Acquisition of Senior Secondary Biology Students? A Field Report (November 6, 2013). London International Conference on Education (LICE-2013), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2352755

Emmanuel Edoja Achor (Contact Author)

Benue State University ( email )

Department of Science and Mathematics Education
Makurdi, 97001
Nigeria
+2348035157702 (Phone)

Samuel Agambar

College of Education, Oju, Benue State ( email )

Oju, Benue 234
Nigeria
+2348070819030 (Phone)

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