Effectiveness of Augmented and Virtual Reality Teaching Methods on Biology Students’ Achievement on Micro-organisms inIkot Ekpene Municipality, Akwa Ibom Sate- Nigeria

Abstract

This study was on effectiveness of augmented and virtual reality teaching methods on Biology students’ academic achievement on micro-organisms in Ikot Ekpene municipality, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide the study while three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significant using quasi-experimental design. The population of the study was 4,432 and the sample size was 176 SS1 Biology students. Students were assigned into two experimental and a control groups respectively using simple random technique. Researchers made test, Biology Achievement Test in micro- organism (BATIMO) with a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was used after validation using Kuder- Richardson formula-20. Data generated were analyzed using descriptive analysis and ANCOVA. The lesson packages prepared by the researchers were used in order to standardize the concept taught by the research assistants. The findings showed that students taught micro-organisms using augmented and virtual reality teaching methods achieved significantly better than those taught with direct instruction teaching method. The findings also showed no significant difference between the mean achievement scores of male and female Biology students taught the same concept. It was recommended among others, that Biology teachers should make use of augmented and virtual reality methods in the teaching of micro-organisms