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The Role Of Science Laboratory Equipments In The Academic Comprehension Of Students In Senior Secondary Schools
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1.5 Significance of study
The
investigator noted that in Jammu and Kashmir, the introduction of
laboratory equipment and its use in schools with other parts of the
country could not compete. Countries. It was also noted that school
authorities and teachers were unwilling to use these tools due to a lack
of training, knowledge and sluggishness. In schools, the subject
General Natural Sciences (a combination of physics, chemistry and
biology) was usually taught as a lecture. Moreover, the use of
multimedia to create imagination, to provide scientific concepts, and to
provide up-to-date information to enrich the students' knowledge has
hardly been underlined. In fact, the use of modern laboratory equipment
to promote science education at school had not reached the state of
Jammu and Kashmir. Only a handful of institutions have managed to
introduce teaching materials for science education.
With regard to
the use of laboratory equipment, it has been found that the media are
not very innovative when considered individually or separately. For this
reason, the investigator opted for this research study to experiment
with laboratory equipment as an innovation in science education at
secondary level. The main objective was to examine the possibility of
integrating various modern devices available in the field to teach
science in the secondary classroom in Nigerian schools. The main
assumption for this integration was the belief that a combination of
multiple technologies rather than the use of a single laboratory
equipment would have a greater impact on classroom science learning in
general. Another reason for the integration of laboratory equipment was
the need for students and teachers to have knowledge of the 21st
century. The most important skill is to know how and when to use the
laboratory equipment and select the most appropriate tool for the job.
In this study, the examiner assessed the effectiveness of integrating
laboratory equipment into learning situations through a well-planned
approach in the form of laboratory equipment for teaching general
science at secondary level. In local schools, no experimental studies of
this kind have been conducted or reported.
1.7 Operational Definitions Effectiveness
Laboratory
A work place for the conduct of science research
Equipment
An instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service.
Delimitations of the study
The following were the delimitations of the present study:
The
present study being experimental in nature was conducted in some senior
secondary schools in Nigeria. These schools were selected since the
basic laboratory equipment facilities were already in position and the
school authorities had assured to provide full support for the conduct
of presentresearch.
The study was delimited to the teaching of
general science at the 7th, 8th and 9th grades. Students studying in
10th grade were excluded in the study since they were busy preparing for
their annual Boardexaminations.
The present study was delimited to
the extent that impact of laboratory equipment was measured after
teaching two units of content over a period of threemonths.
The
measurement of achievement was limited to scores obtained on teacher
made tests since no standardised test was available pertaining to the
content selected forteaching.
The present study was delimited to
studying the effectiveness of laboratory equipment on students in terms
of their achievement, attitudes and perceptions of their interactions
with the teachersrespectively.
The present study was delimited to
studying the effectiveness of laboratory equipment on teachers in terms
of their attitudes towards laboratory equipment.
Organization of the study.
This
study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one of the dissertation
deals with the general description of the study, the definition of the
problem, the research question, the objectives of the research and the
importance of the study. Chapter 2 presents all the relevant
bibliographical research on waste management and related concepts.
Chapter 3 deals with the identification of the most appropriate research
methodology for this research, and Chapter 4 provides an analysis of
the data of the lessons learned in this field. Finally, Chapter Five
summarizes the findings, conclusions and recommendations.
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