Effect of the use of Transparences on the Learning of History in Some Selected Secondary Schools in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger state, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the effects of the use of transparencies on the learning in some selected secondary schools in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. It further investigated the gender differences in the achievement of the subjects. Senior secondary school one (SS1) were randomly selected in four secondary schools in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. Pretest – posttests experimental and control group design was employed to facilitate data collection for the study. The sample population was made up of one hundred and sixty (160) from four (4) secondary schools. These students were divided into two groups and identified as the experimental and control groups respectively. Four (4) essays and ten (10) objectives pretest questions were administered to both groups before any teaching was carried out. The experimental group was treated using transparencies while traditional talk and chalk method was used for the control group. The data collected was then analyzed using the mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The finding established positive effect of the use of transparency in teaching and learning history