Effect of Scaffolding and Hands-on Instructional Approaches on Senior Secondary School Student?s Achievement and Interest in Chemistry

摘要

The study investigated the effect of scaffolding and hands-on instructional approaches on seniorsecondary school student?s achievement and interest in chemistry. The study was carried out in Anambra State,Nigeria. The study was quasi-experimental. The sample size was made up of 195 chemistry students. TheChemistry Achievement Test (CAT) and chemistry interest scale were used for data collection. Means, standarddeviation and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) were used to analyze the data. The findings showed thatstudents who were taught using scaffolding and hands-on instructional approaches had significant achievementcompared to their counterparts taught with conventional method. Scaffolding and hands-on instructionalapproaches increased student?s interest in chemistry more than the conventional method. There was nosignificant influence of gender on the mean achievement and interest scores of students in chemistry. Finally,there was no significant interaction effect of methods and gender on student?s achievement and interest inchemistry.