Email this article Effects of Learning by Analogy on Senior High School Students Achievement in Genetics in Ilorin, Nigeria
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Abstract: Effects of Learning by Analogy on Senior High School Students Achievement in Genetics in Ilorin, Nigeria. Genetics has been identified in literature as one of the hard-to-learn biological concepts despite its importance to human existence. Therefore, there is the need for students to have deep conceptual understanding of the concept. Objective: The effectiveness of analogy on proper understanding of scientific concepts abound in literature, hence, this study examined the effects of analogy instructional strategy on senior school student s’ achievement in genetics. Methods: The study was quasi-experimental with a sample of 112 students purposively selected from two intact classes. Data gathered were analysed using ANCOVA. Findings: Findings from the study revealed that a significant difference existed in the achievement of students taught genetics with analogy and those taught using the conventional teaching approach in favour of the analogy group (F(1, 109) is equal to 20.88, p Conclusion: It was therefore, recommended that biology teachers should adopt the use of analogy instructional strategy in teaching genetics and other difficult concepts in biology.
Keywords: analogy, senior high school students, learning achievement, genetics.
Abstrak: Pengaruh Pembelajaran dengan Analogi pada Prestasi Siswa Sekolah Menengah di Ilorin, Nigeria pada Materi Genetika. Genetika telah diidentifikasi dalam literatur sebagai salah satu konsep biologis yang sulit dipelajari meskipun penting bagi keberadaan manusia. Oleh karena itu, siswa perlu memiliki pemahaman konseptual yang mendalam tentang konsep tersebut. Tujuan: Efektivitas analogi pada pemahaman yang tepat dari konsep-konsep ilmiah berlimpah dalam literatur, oleh karena itu, penelitian ini menguji pengaruh strategi pembelajaran analogi pada prestasi siswa sekolah menengah pada materi genetika. Metode: Jenis penelitian ini adalah eksperimen semu dengan sampel 112 siswa yang dipilih secara purposive dari dua kelas utuh. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis menggunakan ANCOVA. Temuan: Temuan dari penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan dalam pencapaian siswa yang diajarkan genetika dengan analogi dan mereka yang diajar menggunakan pendekatan pengajaran konvensional yang mendukung kelompok analogi (F(1, 109) = 20,88, pKesimpulan: Oleh karena itu, direkomendasikan bahwa guru biologi harus mengadopsi penggunaan strategi pembelajaran analogi dalam mengajar genetika dan konsep-konsep sulit lainnya dalam biologi.
Kata kunci: analogi, siswa sekolah menengah atas, prestasi belajar, genetika.
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