Effect of Interactive Smart Board Instructional Strategy on Students’ Academic Performance in Cell Biology Concept

The study examined the impact of interactive smart board instructional strategy on students' academic performance in cell biology concept. The study mainly targeted senior secondary students in Maiduguri, Borno State. The study adopts a quasi-experimental design, particularly the pre-test-post-test, for the study. The population comprised all 5,936 SS2 Biology students from public schools’ senior secondary schools in Maiduguri Metropolis. A sample of 125 students from two randomly selected schools was used for the study. The group were divided into an experimental group using an Interactive Smart board and a control group/lecture Method. The Cell Biology Performance Test (CBPT) was used for data collection. (CBPT) was duly validated with a reliability coefficient of 0.90 which was subjected to the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Inferential statistics were used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. Results obtained from data analysis showed students in the experimental grouped performed significantly better than those in control group. Also, there was no significant difference between the performance of male and female students taught biology using Interactive smart board. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that biology teachers should effectively make use of an Interactive Smart board in teaching irrespective of gender. In addition, qualified teachers who are already in the field and are not knowledgeable in the act of production and use of Interactive SMART Board technology should be re-trained through seminars, workshops, and conferences.