TABLE OF CONTENTS

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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