Integration Of Ethno-Science Teaching Strategy Towards Improving Students Academic Achievement In Introduction To Vocation (Ved 111) In Universities, Abia State:- Akanwa, U.N

Abstract The study investigated the integration of ethno-science teaching strategy towards improving academic achievement of students in Introduction To VocationCVED lllfin universities. Two research questions were posed and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The Quasiexperimental design was employed. Using a purposive sampling technique, a sample of 84 first year student in the Department of Agricultural/Home Science Education were drawn, and categorized into experimental and control groups which formed the intact class. The experimental group (34)was taught using the ethno-science while the control (50) group was VED 111 using conventional (lecture) approach. A content and face validated VED 1 11Achievement Test on the lessons covered were administered to both groups ofstudents before and after the experiment. The reliability coefficient for the instrument was 0.83 which was derived using the Kudder-Richardson Formula 21. Mean and standard deviations were used to answer research questions and ANCOVA statistics was used to test the null hypotheses. Findings revealed that ethno-science had a significant effect toward improving the academic achievement in Introduction to Vocation and gender was not a significant factor on students achievement. Based on the findings, it was recommended that ethno-science should be adopted in teaching and learning process ofVED 111 in MichealOkpara University of Agriculture, since it was effective in improving the academic achievement of students Introduction to Vocation(VED 111)