Effects of Concept-Mapping and Team-Teaching Strategies on Achievement in Biology Concepts Among Secondary School Students in Patigi, Kwara State, Nigeria

The study examined the effects of concept-mapping and team-teaching strategies on achievement in biology concepts among secondary school students. Quasi experimental research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consists of all senior secondary school two (SSII) Biology students. A researcher designed instrument entitled Biology Achievement Test (BAT) was used for the study. The instrument reliability was done using test re-test method and reliability index of 0.70 was obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistic Data collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The team-teaching group performed better than the concept-mapping group. The findings reveal that team teaching had a more positive effect to concept-mapping in improving student's achievement. Therefore, it was recommended Biology teachers should be encourage to adopt this approach to improve students’ achievement in biology