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TITLE: Effects Of Using Gagne’s Learning Hierarchy On Chemistry Students’ Academic

Achievement And Anxiety Level In Balancing Chemical Equations In Secondary Schools
In Katsina Metropolis, Nigeria
SOURCE: Thomas, L. (2016). The Impact of Diversity on Student
Engagement And AcademicSuccess. http://www.google.com/url?
sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f73e/b12c09
12aaf0ddbee4447f963
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
To examine the impact of diversity onrandomly selected from two Senior
student engagement and academic successSecondary Schools in Katsina Metropolis.
within a university setting
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The study sample used 100 SSII students
The two schools were randomly placed as
experimental and control groups each with
50 students. A quasiexperimental pretest-
posttest research design was used for the
study. The study subjects in the
experimental group were taught using
Gagne’s learning hierarchy, while the
control group was taught using lecture
method for the period of six weeks. Two
instruments; Balancing Chemical Equation
Achievement Test (BCEAT), and Students’
Anxiety Scale Questionnaire (SASQ) with
reliability coefficient of 0.79 and 0.78
respectively, were used to collect data for
the study. Performances of the two groups
were compared using their posttest mean
scores.

FINDINGS CONCLUSION/RECCOMENDATIONS

The major findings from the study are: Gagne’s learning hierarchy has helped in
Students taught using Gagne’s learningimproving the academic achievement of
hierarchy recorded high academicsenior secondary school chemistry
achievement than those taught using to students, as well as their anxiety level.
lecture method. The anxiety level ofTherefore Gagne’s learning hierarchy is
students taught using Gagne’s learning viable and has potential of enhancing
hierarchy tended to be low when comparedsenior secondary school chemistry
with students taught using lecture method students’ academic achievement in
balancing chemical equation. Based on the
findings, the following recommendations
were made: Chemistry teachers should as
much as possible arranges concepts
taught in Chemistry hierarchically so that
students can learn the simple concepts
which will help their understanding of
abstract or complex concepts. .