EFFECTS OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTEREST AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS
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Biological resources, academic performance, biology, secondary school, interestAbstract
This study investigated effects of biological resources on secondary school students’ interest and academic performance in biology in Sokoto metropolis. The research was built on 2 objectives which were translated to 2 research questions, and 2 corresponding null hypotheses guided the study. A quasi-experimental (pretest and posttest control group design) was adopted in the study. The target population of the study includes 10 senior secondary schools which consist of 5 private and 5 public schools within Sokoto metropolis. The target population encompasses 785 SS3 students whom 230 among them were purposely sampled from 4 senior secondary schools (2 private and 2 public) for data collection using intact class. The sampled students were divided into two groups (experimental and control) in such a way that each group consist of a private and a public school. Two self-developed research instruments that aided the data collection twice (pretest and posttest) include; Biology Performance Test (BPT), and Biology Students’ Interest Questionnaire (BSIQ) after Spearman Brown reliability of 0.84 and 0.75 respectively. The instruments were validated by two experts from Department of Science and Vocational Education, Faculty of Education and Extension Services, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. Demographic data of the samples was analyzed using simple frequency distribution and percentage. However, the 2 research questions raised for this study were answered using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation while the 2 corresponding null hypotheses were tested electronically using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) on SPSS version 20.0 software at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that biological resources have statistically significant effects on the interest and academic performance of secondary school students in biology in Sokoto metropolis. Based on the research findings, it was recommended that biology teachers should incorporate the use of biological resources in their teaching pedagogies in order to foster interest and enhance academic performance in biology among secondary school students in Sokoto metropolis.
DOI: https://doie.org/10.10318/SER.2026209921
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