AMJD Volume. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

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Tukur Muhammad, Mbabazi Asiati, Umar Sodangi, Kanyesigye Stella Teddy, Silaji Turyamureeba & Kule Ashirafu Masudi
 

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Anxiety Interest Science Module Female Students. Reaction Towards Learning Science
 

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The interest and anxiety of female secondary school students in learning science in Northern Nigeria

Abstract: Over the past decade, science has been recognized as a critical area the upon which scientific and technological progress depends. As a result, there has been enormous research in this area by offering a tool that may be used to improve instruction, students will become less apprehensive and more engaged at various levels. In particular, to encourage female students to be less anxious and more interested in studying science at all levels. This essay is a component of a larger, more critical investigation. It presents an avenue (Module) by which the secondary school female students’ reaction towards learning science can be changed to a better one through active involvement during the science lessons. Six different lessons from a developed module were taught to the students by a trained female teacher. Also, students acted in role-playing activities for all connected lessons. The lessons and play-role activities were carried out in the science laboratory of Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Shinkafi Zamfara State, Nigeria, where the more prominent study was conducted. The lessons in the module are designed using Gagne's nine instructional events. The six lessons taught to the female students in the module include the human alimentary canal and food digestion; Utilizing flat mirrors and lenses; Natural nutrient cycling (the water cycle); and Water pollution is one type of pollution. Water that is natural and processed (water hardness). The data were qualitatively collected using interviews and observations. The data was audiotaped, videotaped, and written notes. The data were transcribed, coded, and themed. The results show that female students’ reactions to learning science about interest and anxiety have changed. Future research for using this means and increase female students' enthusiasm in studying science were recommended. This study is critical in boosting female students' interests and reducing their fear of learning science in secondary school so that they can achieve higher grades and be admitted to tertiary institutions to study various scientific subjects in the future.
 
 
 

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