7E’s Learning Cycle Instructional Strategy and Secondary School Biology Students’ Academic Achievement in Genetics in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria:- Akanwa, U. N

Abstract

 The study investigated 7E's Learning-Cycle and Biology students' academic-achievement in Akwalbom State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental precisely non-equivalent groups design was used. Population of this study comprised 6810 SS3 students in 254 co-educational schools. Sample of 128 SS3 students were drawn through Multi-stage sampling technique. Adapted Biology AcademicAchievement Test was used for data collection. The instrument ha,s 0.84 reliability index using Kuder-Richardsonformular. Mean, standard deviation and Analysis of Covariance were used to test hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. Results showed that students taught with 7E's learning-cycle achieved significantly higher than students taught using lecture method. 7E's learning strategy enhances female achievement than their male counterparts. It was concluded that 7E's learning-cycle is effective in enhancing students' achievement than lecture method. The study recommended that Biology teacher should be encouraged by Government to teach using 7E's Learning strategy and teachers should encourage gender integrated-classroom-seating.