EFFECT OF VIDEO CLIP ON JUNIOR SECONDARY TWO STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN JOS-NORTH, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the effect of video clip on junior secondary two (JSS2) students’ motivation in Basic Science and Technology in Jos-north, Plateau State, Nigeria. Two research questions were answered and two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study employed quasi-experimental research design. It specifically made use of the non-randomized pre-test post-test non-equivalent control group design. The population for the study includes 1,648 JSS2 Basic Science and Technology students, drawn from 22 public schools in Jos-North, Plateau State. The sample of the study comprised 72 students, drawn from two schools. One school 32 students from represented the control group) and the other school had 40 students which represented the experimental group. The instrument for data collection was the Basic Science Motivation Questionnaire (BSMQ), comprising 30 items, scored on a 4-point Likert scale. The reliability coefficient of the instrument stood at 0.78. Mean and standard deviations were used to analyze data for answering the research questions. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed among others, that the use of video clips in teaching Basic Science and Technology improves the motivation of JSS2 students in Jos North, Plateau State, although male students exhibited slightly higher motivation levels than their female counterparts when taught using video clip. The study also found that there was no significant difference in the motivation level between male and female students in Basic Science and technology in JSS2 students in Jos-North.  The study recommended among others, teachers should be trained on how to effectively use video clip in classroom instruction to maximize student engagement and improve learning outcomes, and government policy needs to encourage schools to use video clip in teaching science and science-related subjects.