TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Title page – – – – – – – – – i
Declaration – – – – – – – – – ii
Certification – – – – – – – – – iii
Dedication – – – – – – – – iv
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – – v
Table of contents – – – – – – – vi
List of tables – – – – – – – – – x
List of appendices – – – – – – – – xi
Abstract – – – – – – – – – xii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem – – – – – – 6
1.3 Purpose of the Study – – – – – – – 7
1.4 Research Questions – – – – – – – 8
1.5 Research Hypothesis – – – – – – – 8
1.6 Significance of the Study – – – – – – 9
1.7 Delimitation – – – – – – – – 10
1.8 Limitation of the Study – – – – – 10
1.9 Definition of Terms – – – – – – – 10
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical Framework – – – – – 11
2.1.1 Piaget’s Theory of Constructivism – – – – – 11
2.1.2 Ausubel Assimilation Theory (meaningful learning) – – 13
2.2 Conceptual Framework – – – – – – 14
2.2.1 Mind mapping and concept mapping teaching strategy as a
graphic organizer – – – – – – – 14
2.2.2 Mind Mapping Teaching Strategy – – – – – 15
2.2.3 Concept Mapping Teaching Strategy – – – – – 18
2.2.4 Hybridization – – – – – – – – 21
2.2.5 Gender Issue in Learning Science – – – – – 22
2.3 Empirical Study Review – – – – – 23
2.3.1 Mind Mapping Teaching Strategy and Student Academic
achievement in Science – – – – – – 23
2.3.2 Concept mapping teaching strategy and student academic
achievement in Science – – – – – – 25
2.3.3 Gender and Achievement in Science – – – – – 27
2.4 Summary of Literature Review – – – – – 29
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Research Design – – – – – – 31
3.2 Area of the Study – – – – – – – 31
3.3 Population of the Study – – – – – – 32
3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique – – – – – 32
3.5 Instrumentation – – – – – – – 33
3.6 Validation of the Instruments – – – – – – 33
3.7 Reliability of the Instruments – – – – – – 33
3.8 Scoring – – – – – – – – 34
3.9 Research Procedure – – – – – – – 34
3.10 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – – 35
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Results – – – – – – – – 36
4.1.1 Hypothesis one – – – – – – – 36
4.1.2 Hypothesis Two – – – – – – – 37
4.1.3 Hypothesis Three – – – – – – – 38
4.2 Discussion of Results – – – – – – – 39
4.3 Summary of Findings – – – – – – – 40
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – – 41
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – – 42
5.3 Implication of the Findings – – – – – – 42
5.4 Recommendation – – – – – – 43
5.5 Suggestions for Further Study – – – – – 44
REFERENCES – – – – – – – 45
APPENDICES – – – – – – – 49
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