Effect of Guided Discovery Approach on Creative Traits of Upper Basic Science III Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the Effect of Guided Discovery Approach on the creative traits of Upper Basic Science Students in Kafanchan Inspectorate Zone of Kaduna State. The study was borne out of the poor performance of students at the upper basic level. A pretest – posttest experimental – ontrol research design was used. A research question was asked if there was any difference in flexibility of ideas between students taught using guided discovery and those taught using conventional method. Subsequently, a hypothesis was stated in a null form: there is no significant difference in flexibility of ideas of upper basic students exposed to guided discovery and conventional method of teaching. This hypothesis was tested using the t-test statistics. A total of 4,156 students from the zone constituted the population. Out of this number, 87students were used as sampled participants to test the effect of guided-discovery approach on their creative abilities. The instrument used for the study was Ibadan Creativity Assessment Scale (ICAS) and the data obtained were analysed at a significant level of P≤0.05. The finding of the study showed that: students taught using guided discovery approach performed better in creative trait of flexibility than those taught using conventional method. This is a clear indication that guided discovery approach can be used to improve the creative trait of flexibility. Based on this finding it is recommended that appropriate teaching methods like guided discovery be employed by teachers for the teaching of science in junior secondary school.

Keywords: Guided discovery, Creativity traits, Upper Basic Science