Volume 21, No. 2, 2024
Social Learning Environment And Problem-Solving Techniques On Students’ Performance In Senior Secondary School Science: Do Gender Moderate The Correlation?
Abumchukwu, Angela. A, Obikezie, Maxwell. C, Ekoyo, Destiny. O, Enebechi, Regina. I, Amobi, Uchenna. V , Mbaegbu, Chioma. S, Akachukwu, Esther. E, Uche, Ekwutosi. D
Abstract
The report summarizes findings of social learning environment and problem-solving techniques correlation on senior secondary school science students (n=1111) performance at Onitsha education zones of Anambra state, Nigeria. The Yamane sample size approach was used to draw the sample. The study was guided by five objectives, five research questions, and five hypotheses. The Social Learning Environment Questionnaire (SLEQ), the Problem Solving Technique Inventory (PSTI), and the Students’ Academic Performance Test (SAPT) were the three instruments used for data collection in the study. The results indicated among others a low negative correlation between students' opinions of social learning and their academic performance (Pearson r = -0.03) and a low negative correlation between male and female students’ perception of social learning and academic performance senior secondary school science subjects (Pearson r = -0.02). The technique of male and female students to solve issues was found to have a low positive correlation with performance results in senior secondary school scientific subject (Pearson r = -0.08), the influence in gender is not statistically significant (p > 0.05).
Pages: 240-256
Keywords: Science, Agricultural Science, Animal Husbandry, Biology, Chemistry, Data Processing, Fisheries, Foods & Nutrition, Mathematics, Physics, Social Learning Environment and Problem- Solving Skills.