Edutainment as a Catalyst to Improving Students’ Interest in and Attitude to Biology in Secondary School in Lagos State, Nigeria

This study determined the effectiveness of using edutainment as a catalyst to improving students interest in and attitude to Biology in selected secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria Two research questions and one hypothesis and one research question were used to guide this study. The study was carried out in District 1 of Lagos state school districts. The samples for the study comprised of 60 SS II students which were drawn using the purposive sampling technique from two intact classes in a private school. The experimental group was taught using edutainment method, while the control group was taught using traditional method. Instruments used were Questionnaire on students interest in and attitude to Biology. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. It was found that edutainment method of teaching has impact on students’ attitude and interest towards Biology. Based on these findings of the study, recommendations were proffered among others, that teachers should integrate edutainment into the teaching of Biology to students’ interest in and attitude to Biology.
Keywords: Edutainment, inequality, interest and attitude, Biology