Exploring the Effectiveness of Video Technology in Senior Secondary Biology Education

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of Video Technology on Senior Secondary School Biology Students’ Academic Performance in Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State Nigeria. The study adopted pretest, post-test and control group quasi–experimental
design. Two Intact classes were taught using video technology as experimental group and another two classes taught using demonstration method as control group. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Biology Performance Test on Digestive System (BPTDS) with 25 Objective items was developed and validated by two experts in measurement and evaluation and mathematics respectively. Pilot test was carried out with reliability coefficient of 0.68 obtained, prior using it for data collection. The instrument was administered as pre-test and readministered as post-test. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while ANCOVA statistical tool was used to test the
hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. The result of the findings revealed that there is significant difference in the mean academic performance of students taught Biology using Video Technology and those taught same concepts using Demonstration Method. It also revealed that there was a significant difference between academic performance and location. It was recommended that teachers should use video technology in the teaching of students in secondary schools as it promotes understanding of abstract concepts by students.