Papers by Mangut Mankilik
British Journal of Education, Learning and Development Psychology, 2021
The study investigated the effects of jigsaw iv cooperative learning strategy (J4CLS) on secondar... more The study investigated the effects of jigsaw iv cooperative learning strategy (J4CLS) on secondary school students' achievement in Physics in Jos metropolis, Nigeria. It employed the quasi-experimental research design of the nonequivalent control group pre-test, post-test type. One hundred and forty-five (145) senior secondary two (SS II) students from four coeducational secondary schools were used as samples for the study. A 50-item multiple-choice instrument called Heat Energy Achievement Test (HEAT) was used to test students on the concepts of heat energy measurements. The internal consistency of HEAT was estimated at 0.83, using Kuder-Richardson formula 20 on the SPSS Version 25. Three research questions were raised and answered using mean, while two hypotheses were formulated and tested at α = 0.05 using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Findings revealed, amongst others, that students taught heat energy measurements using J4CLS achieve significantly higher than students taught under conventional lecture method (CLM); those who were taught heat energy measurements using J4CLS achieved high, without gender and school type bias. Based on the findings, recommendations were made which included encouraging physics teachers to employ J4CLS in teaching secondary school students, since the method has been found to enhance students' achievement in heat energy measurements and it is gender-friendly and independent of school type in terms of improving their achievement in the subject.
British Journal of Education, Learning and Development Psychology, 2021
The study investigated the effects of jigsaw iv cooperative learning strategy (J4CLS) on secondar... more The study investigated the effects of jigsaw iv cooperative learning strategy (J4CLS) on secondary school students’ achievement in Physics in Jos metropolis, Nigeria. It employed the quasi-experimental research design of the non-equivalent control group pre-test, post-test type. One hundred and forty-five (145) senior secondary two (SS II) students from four co-educational secondary schools were used as samples for the study. A 50-item multiple-choice instrument called Heat Energy Achievement Test (HEAT) was used to test students on the concepts of heat energy measurements. The internal consistency of HEAT was estimated at 0.83, using Kuder-Richardson formula 20 on the SPSS Version 25. Three research questions were raised and answered using mean, while two hypotheses were formulated and tested at α = 0.05 using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Findings revealed, amongst others, that students taught heat energy measurements using J4CLS achieve significantly higher than students taugh...
KIU Journal of Humanities, Oct 23, 2019
The study examined the effect of Mastery Learning Approach (MLA) on the performance of boys and g... more The study examined the effect of Mastery Learning Approach (MLA) on the performance of boys and girls in public primary schools in basic science and technology in Jos Metropolis Nigeria. Four research questions and four hypotheses were asked and formulated respectively. Non-equivalent pretest and posttest control group of quasi-experimental design was used. A sample of 175 primary six pupils (92 boys and 83 girls), from two pilot science primary schools out of the population of 1,049 pupils from six pilot science primary schools in Jos Metropolis. Validated instrument for data collection was the Basic Science and Technology Performance Test (BSTPT), with a reliability value of 0.84 using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient. Research questions were answered with mean and percentages, while t-test was used in analyzing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that gender had no influence on the performance of pupils in basic science and technology and also showed that Maste...
Abstract. This study examined the effects of Hybrid Active Learning Strategy (HALS) on secondary ... more Abstract. This study examined the effects of Hybrid Active Learning Strategy (HALS) on secondary school students ’ understanding of direct current electricity concepts (DCEC) in Nigeria. The study used a pretest-posttest control group as the design. Proportionate stratified random sampling method and table of random numbers were used to select four co-educational senior secondary schools in Kaduna Educational Zone, Kaduna State from which 172 physics students were also sampled. Randomly, the students were assigned to the experimental (n=86) and control (n=86) groups. Using HALS, the experimental group was taught DCEC while the conventional lecture approach was used to teach the same concepts to the control group. The Written Concept Test (WCT) and the Direct Current Electricity Practical Test (DCEPT) developed by the researchers with reliability coefficients 0.81 and 0.83 respectively were used to collect data. The validity of these instruments was established by experts. Employing ...
International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2015
The study was carried out to develop and validate a Hybrid Active Learning Strategy (HALS) for te... more The study was carried out to develop and validate a Hybrid Active Learning Strategy (HALS) for teaching direct current electricity concepts (DCEC) in physics for secondary schools in Nigeria. The relevant literature reviewed revealed that the inappropriate use of relevant teaching strategies and the non-use of modern innovative technology in the teaching of physics result in lack of better understanding of concepts and hence, the poor performance of students in physics. In view of this, the HALS package which is a combination of active learning strategies including computer simulation was developed to help teachers to be more effective and students to understand DCEC concepts better. The developmental platform for the package is Microsoft visual basic 6. Other applications used during the design process include Adobe (macromedia) Director, Flash 8, Fireworks and Flash Player for animation, construction and display. The validation of HALS Package was done applying: subject content va...
This study examined the effects of Hybrid Active Learning Strategy (HALS) on secondary school stu... more This study examined the effects of Hybrid Active Learning Strategy (HALS) on secondary school students' understanding of direct current electricity concepts (DCEC) in Nigeria. The study used a pretest- posttest control group as the design. Proportionate stratified random sampling method and table of random numbers were used to select four co-educational senior secondary schools in Kaduna Educational Zone, Kaduna State from which 172 physics students were also sampled. Randomly, the students were assigned to the experimental (n=86) and control (n=86) groups. Using HALS, the experimental group was taught DCEC while the conventional lecture approach was used to teach the same concepts to the control group. The Written Concept Test (WCT) and the Direct Current Electricity Practical Test (DCEPT) developed by the researchers with reliability coefficients 0.81 and 0.83 respectively were used to collect data. The validity of these instruments was established by experts. Employing SPSS s...
Science Education International, 2017
This study focused on assessment of colleges of education students' knowledge and attitudes t... more This study focused on assessment of colleges of education students' knowledge and attitudes towards solid waste management in the North-Central zone of Nigeria. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted. A Students' Knowledge and Attitudes towards Solid Waste Management Questionnaire was used to collect data from 1,800 students. The findings indicated that the students had a low knowledge level of solid waste management but their attitudes towards it were positive. A significant relationship was found between students' knowledge and their attitudes towards solid waste management. Furthermore, gender was shown not to have any significant influence on knowledge and attitudes of students towards solid waste management. It was concluded that although students had low knowledge of solid waste management, their attitudes towards it were positive. It was recommended that environmental education issues, especially, solid waste management should be incorporated into colleges ...
Journal of Educational Research in Developing Areas, 2020
The study determined the achievement of students in physics when exposed to Felder-Silverman's le... more The study determined the achievement of students in physics when exposed to Felder-Silverman's learning styles, amongst others. Methodology: The separate-sample pre-test, post-test quasi-experimental research design was adopted. The population was 419 senior secondary two (SSII) students offering physics in 31 schools in Bassa Local Government Area, Nigeria. A sample of 88 students obtained from four intact classes were used. The instruments used were the Index of Learning Style Questionnaire (ILSQ) and Physics Achievement Test (PAT). Construct validity and content validity were respectively performed on the ILSQ and PAT. The test-retest method was used to obtain the reliability coefficient of ILSQ as 0.86. Kuder-Richardson formula 20 was used to obtain the coefficient of PAT as 0.81. ILSQ was administered, before PAT, as pre-test so as to place students into the learning styles. After teaching for four weeks, using the lecture method, PAT was administered as post-test. The mean and ANCOVA were respectively used to answer the research questions and hypotheses. Results: Visual/verbal and sensing/intuitive learners achieved higher than the active/reflective and sequential/global learners, amongst others. Findings: A major finding was that sensing/intuitive and visual/verbal learning styles had significant effect on students' achievement but active/reflective and sequential/global learning styles had insignificant effect. Recommendations/Classroom Implications: Students should be encouraged to put their learning styles into use. When students are exposed to the different dimensions of learning styles, their achievement in Physics may be improved.
International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education, 2015
The study assessed the conceptual demands of the basic science curriculum and students' cognitive... more The study assessed the conceptual demands of the basic science curriculum and students' cognitive development in Plateau State, Nigeria. A sample of 622 junior secondary three students, selected from 5763 students in three senatorial districts of Plateau State was used for the study. The descriptive design was adopted in the study. The sample was selected with proportionate stratified sampling technique. A curriculum Analysis Taxonomy (CAT) and Science Reasoning Tasks (SRTs)11 were used for data collection. The independent ratings of the CAT showed a consensus of 87.00% while the reliability index of the SRTs 11s was 0.72. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The research questions were answered with frequencies and percentages while the hypothesis was tested with Chi square statistic. The results of the study showed that 64.00% of the concepts in the basic science curriculum were not understood by the students. Furthermore, a significant relationship was found to exist between the conceptual demands of the integrated science curriculum and students' cognitive development. The contribution of the study to education is for relevant stake holders to devise ways of enhancing students' cognitive development, to enable them understand the concepts in their basic science curriculum.
International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2015
The study investigated the effects of Hybrid Active Learning Strategy (HALS) on students’ underst... more The study investigated the effects of Hybrid Active Learning Strategy (HALS) on students’ understanding of direct current electricity concepts (DCEC) in Nigerian secondary schools. The pretest-posttest control group design was adopted for the study. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique and table of random numbers were used to select the sample of 172 physics students from four co-educational senior secondary schools in Kaduna Educational Zone, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The students were randomly assigned to the experimental (n=86) and control (n=86) groups. The experimental group was taught DCEC using HALS while the control group was taught the same concepts using the conventional lecture approach. The Written Concept Test (WCT) and the Direct Current Electricity Practical Test (DCEPT) developed by the researchers with reliability coefficients 0.81 and 0.83 respectively were used to collect data. Experts established the validity of the instruments before being used for da...
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