The Impact of Inquiry Method of Learning Science on the Academic Achievement of Bs8 Students in the Ejisu Juaben Municipality of Ashanti Region of Ghana

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of using inquiry-based, curriculum in a Basic school on students’ academic achievement. The study was developed to determine the impact of inquiry method of learning on the academic achievement of JHS 2 students of Juaben Anglican Basic School in the Ejusu Juaben Municipality. Questionnaire and test items were used to elicit information from a sample of 100 students and 15 teachers obtained through the census technique. The results obtained were analysed using simple percentages. The conclusion drawn from the study was that inquiry-based learning is a panacea to discoveries and inventions and thus impact positively on students’ academic achievement. Thus, teachers who use inquiry-based learning approach in their science lessons open the door of discoveries and inventions to their students are liked by their students. In the light of the conclusion drawn it was recommended among other things that regular in-service training should be given to teachers on the use of the inquiry learning approach to help minimize the use of the traditional approach to the teaching and learning of science and other subjects.