Relationship Between Biology Teachers' Level of Creativity in Teaching and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Awka South, Anambra State

Mbaegbu Chioma Stephanie; Awosika Opeyemi Fadekemi; Akachukwu Esther Ebele; Ikusika Bamidele Adunola

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Relationship Between Biology Teachers' Level of Creativity in Teaching and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Awka South, Anambra State

Mbaegbu Chioma Stephanie, Awosika Opeyemi Fadekemi, Akachukwu Esther Ebele, Ikusika Bamidele Adunola

Published in American Journal of Biological and Environmental Statistics (Volume 6, Issue 4)

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The study assessed the relationship between biology teachers' level of creativity and academic performance of secondary school students in Anambra state. Creativity in biology education relates to the processes and particularly the personal and thinking skills that children can develop which will support deep levels of learning. It is the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful. Two research questions were answered using correlation coefficient, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and one null hypothesis tested using one-way ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational survey design. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 77 biology teachers from 21 public schools Awka Education Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. Biology Teachers Level of Creativity in teaching Biology (BTLCTB) was the instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts and reliability was established at 0.93 using Cronbach's Alpha. Result of the findings revealed that the level of creativity of a biology teacher determines how effectively he/she teach, the ability to produce original materials, flexibility in teaching, quality of ideas and adequate elaboration in the classroom with innovative skills and strategy shows the level of creativity of a biology teacher, and biology teachers with these qualities are classified as teachers with high level of creativity. Recommendations among others is that biology teachers should be encouraged to be creative in classroom, as their level of creativity will not only make their lesson interesting, but will also motivate the students for better performance.

Published in	American Journal of Biological and Environmental Statistics (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajbes.20200604.12
Page(s)	71-75
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Relationship, Biology, Creativity, Academic Performance

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Mbaegbu Chioma Stephanie, Awosika Opeyemi Fadekemi, Akachukwu Esther Ebele, Ikusika Bamidele Adunola. Relationship Between Biology Teachers' Level of Creativity in Teaching and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Awka South, Anambra State. Am J Biol Environ Stat. 2020;6(4):71-75. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbes.20200604.12

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Mbaegbu Chioma Stephanie

Department of Science Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Awosika Opeyemi Fadekemi

Department of Science Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Akachukwu Esther Ebele

Department of Science Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Ikusika Bamidele Adunola

Department of Pure and Applied Science, Institution Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria

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