EFFECT OF PROJECTED INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS IN ANKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper is aimed at finding out the effect of Projected Instructional Media (PIM) on Senior Secondary School Students’ achievement in Physics. The study adopted the pre-test post teat non-equivalent control group design and was carried out in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. A total of 165 SS1 students took part in the study. The instrument for the study was Physics Achievement Test (PAT) with the reliability of 0.70 was administered to collect data for the study. 2 research questions and 2 hypotheses were formulated; the research questions were answered using descriptive statistics while the hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results showed a significant difference in academic achievement between experimental and control groups in favour of the experimental group. Gender had a significant effect on students’ achievement as the female students achieved higher when taught using PIM. It was recommended that Physics teachers should employ the use of PIM in teaching Physics to enhance students’ achievement. It was concluded that PIM was more effective in enhancing students’ achievement in Physics in SSS.