Effect Of Mastery Learning Strategy On Students' Learning Outcomes In Senior Secondary School Biology In Lagos State

Authors

Kassim O. Ajayi Prof, University of The GambiaFollow
Fausat A. Adenaike Prof, University of The Gambia
Modupe O. Salomi Dr, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Nigeria
Kehinde S. Momodu Mrs, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Nigeria

Abstract

The study is a pre-test, post-test control group randomized quasi–experimental research design. The population comprised all SSII Biology Students in Lagos Education District II, with two intact classes of 60 students from two selected public secondary schools. Four instruments were used namely; Mastery Learning Strategy Instructional Aid, Conventional Teaching Strategy Instructional Aid, Biology Achievement Test (r = 0.77) and Biology Attitude Scale (r = 0.82). Six null hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Findings showed significant main effect of treatment on achievement (F _{(1, 59) =} 2399.983, P (.000) < .05), no significant main effect of gender on achievement (F _{(1, 59) =} 1.677, P (.201) > .05) and no significant interaction effect of treatment and gender on students’ achievement in Biology (F _{(1, 59) =} .279, P .599 > .05). Estimated Marginal Means revealed that the Mastery Learning Strategy group performed statistically better than the Control group. Also, result established significant main effect of treatment on attitude towards Biology (F _{(1, 59) =} 867.963, P (.001) < .05), no significant main effect of gender on attitude (F _{(1, 59)} = 3.093, P (.084) > .05) and no significant interaction effect of treatment and gender on students’ attitude towards Biology (F _{(1, 59)} = 1.845, P (.180) > .05). The study concluded that Mastery Learning Strategy significantly enhanced students’ achievement and attitude towards Biology. The study recommends that teachers should adopt mastering learning strategy in classroom instruction when dealing with difficult and complex topics in Biology.

Recommended Citation

Ajayi, Kassim O. Prof; Adenaike, Fausat A. Prof; Salomi, Modupe O. Dr; and Momodu, Kehinde S. Mrs (2024) "Effect Of Mastery Learning Strategy On Students' Learning Outcomes In Senior Secondary School Biology In Lagos State," Essays in Education: Vol. 30: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://openriver.winona.edu/eie/vol30/iss1/2