INFLUENCE OF COMPUTER ANIMATION INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF BIOLOGY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the influence of computer animation instructional strategy on the academic performance of Biology secondary school students in Sokoto Metropolis, Sokoto State, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental design involving pretest and posttest with experimental and control groups was adopted. The population comprised 2,977 Senior Secondary School II (SS II) students from the 2023/2024 academic session. A sample of 96 students (51 males and 43 females) was selected using two intact classes. The Biology Performance Test (BPT) was used for data collection and was validated by three experts. The test-retest method was used to establish the instrument's reliability, yielding a Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient of 0.88 for the BPT. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive statistics were used to answer the research questions, while an independent t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed a significant difference in the mean academic performance scores of students taught Biology using the computer animation strategy compared to those taught using the conventional teaching method, with results favoring the computer animation strategy. It was therefore recommended that the computer animation strategy should be implemented for teaching secondary school students, irrespective of gender.

DOI: https://doie.org/10.10318/SER.2025591838