ZOOM MEETING A STIMULATING TOOL TO BIOLOGY EDUCATION STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Abstract

This study centered on zoom meeting as a stimulating tool to Biology Education students’ academic performance in Rivers State University. The pre-test   post-test   nonequivalent control group involving quasi experimental design was used. Specifically, two research questions and two null   hypotheses guided the study. The study was conducted using Biology Education Students of Science Education Department, Rivers State University. The population was made up of eight hundred and thirty two (832) out of which a sample of one hundred and twenty two was drawn from 200 Level students through a purposive sampling technique. Intact class was used, and the students were randomly assigned by balloting to experimental and control groups respectively. The experimental group was taught Biology Methodology using zoom meeting, while the control was taught using conventional (lecture) method. Biology Achievement Test on Biology Method (BATBM) was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the two research questions while Z-test statistics with the aid of SPSS was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed among others that there was statistical significant improvement in students’ academic performance in Biology Method after exposure to zoom meeting. The study held that there was statistical significant difference in the mean performance score of male and female Biology Education Students taught Biology Method using zoom meeting. Base on the findings and conclusions the study recommended the use of zoom meeting should be encouraged, since it affected the students’ academic performance positively, training should be organized for science educator lecturers to equip them with knowledge and skill in using zoom meeting.