FIELD TRIP

This work was carried out to find out the perception of Biology undergraduate students on the influence of fieldtrip on the academic achievement. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The instrument used for gathering data from the selected sample was a questionnaire. The Cronbach Alpha method was used to determine the reliability which yielded coefficient of 0.71. A total of 249 biology students (300-400level) in the University of Benin constituted the population of the study. The sample size consisted of 100 students drawn from the population of the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistical mean and standard deviation. The findings of this study showed that students’ academic performance would be enhance when student centered learning through field trip is used. The study found out that students learn better when they are allowed to participate actively in class by interacting with the lecturer and the colleagues. Students had a positive perception about the use of field trip in the instructional process as they were expressed. The positive perception of students on the concept and the used of fieldtrip in the instructional process accelerated an enhancement in the academic performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the use of field trip strategy should be encouraged and enforced in teaching biology at tertiary level. Lecturers should encouraged to use field trip strategy in teaching biology since it encourages participation and retention of scientific concept. The use of fieldtrip should be introduced to prospective lecturers in courses such as special teaching methods, instructional technologies etc.