Volume 19, No. 3, 2022
Effect Of Audio-Visual Documentary Of Two Cultures On Pupils’ Interest In Social Studies In Delta State
Ngozi Chiagozie Okonkwo ; John J. Agah ; Julie U. Ibiam ; Rita U. Akpojotor ; Gloria C. Ugwu ; Clara O. Ifelunni ; & Charity N.E. Okoh
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of audio-visual documentary about two cultures (Urhobo and Anioma) and planned repetition instructional strategy on students' interest in Social Studies in Delta State. Two research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The non-equivalent pretest-posttest control groups quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 2,467 primary three (3) pupils (1,155 males and 1,312 females) in the 24 Public Primary Schools in Oshimili South Local Government Education Authority in the State. A sample of 124 primary three (3) pupils in four intact classes drawn through multistage sampling procedure was used for the study. The Social Studies Interest inventory (SSII), constructed by the researchers was used for data collection. The instrument, alongside with the lesson plans and the audio-visual documentary (of Urhobo and Anioma cultures) were validated by three experts; one each from the fields of Measurement and Evaluation, Childhood Education and Social Studies. The instrument (SSII) had a reliability index 0.89 after trial-testing it and estimated using Cronbach Alpha method. The index showed that the instrument was reliable for the study. Data obtained from pre-tests and post-tests for both experimental and control groups were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Among the findings were that an audio-visual documentary of two cultures (Anioma and Urhobo) was more effective than a planned repetition instructional strategy in increasing Primary III pupils' interest in Social Studies. It also revealed that primary III pupils with Urhobo cultural background exposed to instructional strategies had a higher mean interest score in Social Studies when compared to pupils with Anioma cultural background. It was thus recommended, among others, that Social Studies teachers should adopt instructional strategies such as audio-visual documentary in the classrooms so as to enhance pupils` interest in Social Studies.
Pages: 127-140
Keywords: Audio-Visual Documentary, Planned Repetition, Culture, Pupils’ interest, Social studies