Impact of Using Graphic Organizers on Interest and Performance of Junior Secondary School Students in Basic Science in Katsina Educational Zone

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of using graphic organizers on the interest and performance of junior secondary school students in basic science in Katsina educational zone. Three objectives and corresponding research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The study employed quantitative methodology and a quasi-experimental design. purposive sampling technique was used to select thirty (30) participants for experimental and control groups to determine the performance of male and female students taught using graphic organizers. Sixty (60) participants were also selected to determine the interest and performance of male and female students taught using graphic organizers. Descriptive statistics was used to answer research questions and a t-test to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that there is a difference in the performance, and interest of male and female students taught using graphic organizers. Based on the findings it was recommended that there is need for government to supply graphic organizers across all Junior secondary schools in Katsina Educational Zone to increase the level of performance of students.