This study investigated the effects of lecture-enriched wait-time on the performance of average- and high-ability SSII Chemistry Students in mole concept. A quasi-experimental design was used. The population comprised all the SSII chemistry students from senior secondary schools in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. A sample of 50 students was randomly selected from two coeducational schools. The participants were taught the mole concept using lecture-enriched wait-time. A validated Instrument called the Mole Concept Performance Test (MCPT) with a reliability coefficient of 0.73 was used in collecting data. One research question and one null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Inferential statistics were used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed no significant difference between the average and high ability students. The researcher thus concluded that lecture-enriched wait-time was found to help change chemistry students’ performance. Therefore, it was recommended that senior secondary school chemistry teachers use lecture-enriched wait-time to improve students' performance in chemistry at different ability levels.
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To Cite this Article: Baba, H., & Abdul Talib, C. B. (2022). Effect of Lecture-Enriched Wait-Time on the Performance of Average and High Ability SSII Chemistry Students in Mole Concept. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 12(7), 695– 703.
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