USING GROUP LEARNING STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF SELECTED CHEMICAL CONCEPTS IN SCIENCE. A CASE STUDY AT BAGABAGA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, TAMALE

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ABSTRACT

The pre-test, post-test small group control experiment with an element of  descriptive survey study was used  to examine the effects of group learning on college students’ understanding of chemical concepts in science. The study was conducted at Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale. A total of 102 first year students were used for the study.   Test and survey questionnaire were the main instruments used for the study. These consisted of Chemical Concepts Achievement Pre-test (CCAPrT); Chemical Concepts Achievement Post-test (CCAPoT); Chemical Concepts Retention Test CCRT as well as Pre-Attitude test (PrAT) and Post-Attitude test (PoAT). These were developed by the author for the purpose of this study. The test items consisted of 40 questions while the survey questionnaires contained 24 items.  

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