Published Article

This study seeks to investigate the impact of gender and Virtual Reality Technology in Teaching Biology on Academic Performance of Senior Secondary Schools Biology students in Akwa Ibom State. Pretest -posttest non-randomized control group design was adopted for the study. This research was conducted in Akwa Ibom State. The population of this study consisted of 1768 students offering biology as a subject in eight secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The stratified random sampling technique was used to determine the sample size which consist of 406 senior secondary school male and female students offering Biology which were divided into control and experimental groups. The research instruments were (1) Biology Performance Test (BPT) and (2) Students' Questionnaire to measure teacher's attitude (SQTA). Descriptive Statistic of Mean and Standard Deviation were used to present data for answering research questions. ANCOVA was used to analyze data generated from the field work. From the study it concluded that Application of Virtual Reality Technology in biology is more effective than the use of conventional teaching method because VRT increases knowledge of the topic, promote active experiences rather than just giving passive information as it is done in conventional learning. One of the recommendations from the study states that VRT should be incorporated into the curriculum in special education to provides customized learning experiences for students with disabilities or special needs.

Keyword: Virtual Reality Technology, Academic Performance and Akwa Ibom State.