The study compared the performance of students in Chemistry when taught with guided discovery and demonstration teaching techniques in senior secondary schools. It determined the effectiveness of guided discovery and demonstration teaching techniques in...
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The study compared the performance of students in Chemistry when taught with guided discovery and demonstration teaching techniques in senior secondary schools. It determined the effectiveness of guided discovery and demonstration teaching techniques in enhancing male and female students’ performance in Chemistry. The study adopted a non-equivalent pre-test, posttest control group research design. The population for the study consisted of Chemistry students in senior secondary schools in Ile–Ife. The sample consisted of Eighty four (84) students from three schools in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State which were selected using simple random sampling technique. One intact class each was used. The schools were randomly assigned to three groups (Guided Discovery, Demonstration and Teacher Expository) using simple random sampling technique. Two instruments were utilized for the study. They were Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) and Questionnaire on Attitudes of Students towards
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