A study of the relationship between the acquisition of science process skills and problem solving ability among primary school pupils in urban and rural setting in Kenya.
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Date
1988
Authors
Ogonda, Grace Obodo
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Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the relationship
bet ween the acquisition of science process skills and
problem solving ability among standard seven pupils in a
rural and an urban environment(Nyakach division of Kisumu
district and Nairobi Province).
The subjects involved in the study were 528 pupils _
279 boys and 249 girls. A science process skill teat and a
problem solving test designed to measure the acquisition
of science process skills and problem solving ability
respectively, were administered to these subjects.
It was found that a high and positive relationship (r=O.89)
existed between the acquisition of science process skills
and problem solving ability. It was also observed that urban
pupils performed better than rural pupils in both tests.
Another observation made was that boys did better than girls
in both tests. It was interesting to note that pupils of
relatively better educated parents obtained significantly
higher scores in both tests than those from less educated
parents.
The findings of this study indicate the ,need for more
use of inquiry method of teaching , especially in the rural
areas, and an improved professional input from the area
Teacher 'Advisory Center (TAC) Tutors in order to improve
the quality of science instruction and have better development
of science process skills and problem solving ability among
our Kenyan primary school pupils.
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Department of Educational Communication and Technology, 113p. 1988