Effect of Hands-on/Mind-on Learning Activities on Primary School Pupils` Achievement in Cultural and Creative Arts
Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences,
Page 164-173
DOI:
10.9734/arjass/2022/v18i4413
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to experimentally determine the effect of Hands-on/Mind-on learning activities on primary school pupils` achievement in Cultural and Creative Arts in Nsukka Local Government Education Authority. The study adopted quasi experimental research design. Non-equivalent pre-test post-test alternative treatments, in particular, are used in the control group design. The study was led by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The population of this study was 4,200 (2700 males and 1,500 females) Basic Four pupils in all the 117 primary schools in Nsukka Local Government Education Authority (2021/2022 session). The sample size for the study was 101 Basic 4 pupils. The sampling technique adopted was purposive sampling techniques and simple random sampling technique. The instrument for the study was a 20 items multiple choice objective questions of Cultural and Creative Arts Achievement Test. On the Test instrument, a reliability coefficient of 0.86 was achieved using Kudar Richardson 20 (K - R 20). The study questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, and the hypotheses were evaluated using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at the 0.05 level of significance. The study found out that pupils taught Cultural and Creative Arts using Hands-on/Mind-on learning activities performed better that those pupils taught using conventional method. Also, Hands-on/Mind-on learning activities was effective in improving both male and female pupils` achievement in Cultural and Creative Arts. Base on the findings, the study recommended that both in-service and pre-service teachers should be educated on the significance and relevance of hands-on/minds-on learning activities, as well as how to effectively use them in cultural and creative arts classrooms so as to makes learning easy for the students since must study does not consider learners of cultural and creative arts in their study.
Keywords:
- Hands-on/mind
- learning activities
- cultural and creative arts
- achievement
- and gender
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