GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

This study was on the Utilization of Padlet Technology and Academic Performance of Senior Secondary Two Students in Agricultural Science in Uyo Local Government Area. Three research questions and three research hypotheses were raised to direct the study. Dual-coding theory of cogitation and learning community and activity theory were used to guide the study. This study employed Quasi experimental pre-test post-test non randomized control group design. The population consisted of 2,534 senior secondary two Agricultural Science students for 2019/2020 academic session in all the 13 public secondary schools in Uyo Local Government Area.  Purposive sampling technique and simple random sampling technique of balloting was used in selecting 240 students from four intact classes from two schools and used for experimentation and control. A researcher-made instrument called Agricultural Science Performance Test (ASPT) was used for the study. The instrument was face validated by three validates in the Faculty of Education, University of Uyo and a reliability coefficient of .81 was obtained for the instrument. The data from the respondents were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer all the research questions and were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer all the research questions and Analysis of Covariance was used to test all the hypotheses at .05 significant level. Results of the analysis showed a significant difference in academic performance of Agricultural Science students taught with Padlet technology when compared with those taught with expository method. There were also significant differences in academic performance of male and female students as well as the performance of students in urban and rural school locations. It is concluded that Padlet technology enhanced agricultural science students’ performance. Based on these results, some recommendations are made to improve the teaching and learning of Agricultural Science which summarize that Padlet technology should be utilized to enhance students’ performance in Agricultural Science among other recommendations.

KEYWORDS:  Padlet Technology, Academic Performance and Agricultural Science