INTERACTION EFFECT OF GENDER, ACROSS SCHOOL-TYPE ON UPPER-SECONDARY STUDENTS’ DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL REASONING ON ORGANIC QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
| Title | INTERACTION EFFECT OF GENDER, ACROSS SCHOOL-TYPE ON UPPER-SECONDARY STUDENTS’ DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL REASONING ON ORGANIC QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Authors | Adu-Gyamfi, K, Anim-Eduful, B |
| Journal | Journal of Baltic Science Education |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Start Page | 351-365 |
| Pagination | Continuous |
| Date Published | June/2022 |
| Type of Article | Original article |
| ISSN | 1648-3898 |
| Other Numbers | E-ISSN 2538-7138 |
| Keywords | gender and school-type, interaction effect, organic qualitative analysis, performance of students |
| Abstract | Chemical tests (qualitative analysis) on functional groups may improve students’ understanding of basic concepts about the structure of organic compounds and their reactivity. However, upper-secondary school students have difficulties in learning organic qualitative analysis. This research has studied whether the gender of students and school-type affect development of experimental reasoning on organic qualitative analysis. From three school-types, 50.2% males and 49.8% females were sampled through a multistage sampling procedure and participated in a cross-sectional survey. Data from 263 students were collected with the aid of diagnostic test on knowledge of organic qualitative analysis. A two-way between-groups ANOVA and independent-samples t-test were used to analyse the data. It was found no interaction effect of gender and school-type on students’ development of experimental reasoning on organic qualitative analysis. |
| URL | https://oaji.net/articles/2022/987-1656443297.pdf |
| DOI | 10.33225/jbse/22.21.351 |
| Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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