agriCHEMture: An Innovative Approach in Enhancing Students’ General Chemistry Achievement Through Remote Urban Gardening-Themed Laboratory Work

Urban gardening has been used as a practical theme for science education. However, limited research exists on the use of this theme for remote delivery of laboratory education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study investigated the effects of introducing agriCHEMture—a home-based, urban gardening-themed science laboratory e-learning material—on students' General Chemistry achievement within a remote learning environment. A quasi-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test research design was utilised. Fifty-one senior high school General Chemistry students participated in the study. The agriCHEMture was provided to students as an intervention material between the pre-test and post-test. The two-tailed paired-samples t-test (p < 0.001, 𝛼 = 0.05) showed a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores, while the one-tailed paired-samples t-test confirmed that post-test scores were significantly higher (p < 0.001, 𝛼 = 0.05). Both tests reveal a significant increase in students' General Chemistry achievement. Overall, the study highlights the effectiveness of the agriCHEMture e-learning material in a remote learning setting. It also informs science educators of an innovative approach to teaching remote science laboratory education.