TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Title page - - - - - - - - - i
Declaration - - - - - - - - - ii
Certification - - - - - - - - - iii
Dedication - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - v
Table of contents - - - - - - - vi
List of tables - - - - - - - - - x
List of appendices - - - - - - - - xi
Abstract - - - - - - - - - xii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - 6
1.3 Purpose of the Study - - - - - - - 7
1.4 Research Questions - - - - - - - 8
1.5 Research Hypothesis - - - - - - - 8
1.6 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 9
1.7 Delimitation - - - - - - - - 10
1.8 Limitation of the Study - - - - - 10
1.9 Definition of Terms - - - - - - - 10
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical Framework - - - - - 11
2.1.1 Piaget’s Theory of Constructivism - - - - - 11
2.1.2 Ausubel Assimilation Theory (meaningful learning) - - 13
2.2 Conceptual Framework - - - - - - 14
2.2.1 Mind mapping and concept mapping teaching strategy as a
graphic organizer - - - - - - - 14
2.2.2 Mind Mapping Teaching Strategy - - - - - 15
2.2.3 Concept Mapping Teaching Strategy - - - - - 18
2.2.4 Hybridization - - - - - - - - 21
2.2.5 Gender Issue in Learning Science - - - - - 22
2.3 Empirical Study Review - - - - - 23
2.3.1 Mind Mapping Teaching Strategy and Student Academic
achievement in Science - - - - - - 23
2.3.2 Concept mapping teaching strategy and student academic
achievement in Science - - - - - - 25
2.3.3 Gender and Achievement in Science - - - - - 27
2.4 Summary of Literature Review - - - - - 29
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Research Design - - - - - - 31
3.2 Area of the Study - - - - - - - 31
3.3 Population of the Study - - - - - - 32
3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique - - - - - 32
3.5 Instrumentation - - - - - - - 33
3.6 Validation of the Instruments - - - - - - 33
3.7 Reliability of the Instruments - - - - - - 33
3.8 Scoring - - - - - - - - 34
3.9 Research Procedure - - - - - - - 34
3.10 Method of Data Analysis - - - - - - 35
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Results - - - - - - - - 36
4.1.1 Hypothesis one - - - - - - - 36
4.1.2 Hypothesis Two - - - - - - - 37
4.1.3 Hypothesis Three - - - - - - - 38
4.2 Discussion of Results - - - - - - - 39
4.3 Summary of Findings - - - - - - - 40
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - 41
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - 42
5.3 Implication of the Findings - - - - - - 42
5.4 Recommendation - - - - - - 43
5.5 Suggestions for Further Study - - - - - 44
REFERENCES - - - - - - - 45
APPENDICES - - - - - - - 49
