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Journal of Studies in Science and Mathematics Education

A Journal of the Department of Science Education, ABU, Zaria

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Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Aug 2026

Advancing Inclusive Science Learning through Demonstration-Enriched Team–Pair–Solo Pedagogy: Differential Effects on AcademicPerformance among Varied-Ability Upper Basic Students

This study examined whether integrating demonstrations into Team-Pair-Solo instructional strategy could improve science academic performance among upper basic students with different ability levels compared with conventional instruction. The study was motivated by the persistent challenge of student...

Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Aug 2026

Instructional Leadership Intervention for AI-Supported Basic Science Teaching and Students' Basic Science Achievement and Scientific Reasoning in North Central Nigeria

The study investigated the effect of an instructional leadership intervention for AI-supported Basic Science teaching on students' Basic Science achievement and scientific reasoning in North Central Nigeria, using a quasi-experimental research design. Four research questions and four hypotheses guid...

Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Aug 2026

Psychometric Evaluation of the Chemistry Teachers’ Instructional Practices Scale using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

This study examined the psychometric properties of the chemistry teachers' instructional practices scale (C-TIPS), an adapted instrument designed to students’ perceptions of their teachers' instructional practices. A cross-sectional survey design was employed, involving 247 400-level pre-service che...

Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Aug 2026

Self-Esteem as a Predictor of Chemistry Performance among Secondary School Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria: The Moderating Role of Gender

Chemistry is central to scientific and technological development, yet students’ performance in the subject remains a concern in Nigerian secondary schools. This study examined whether self-esteem predicts chemistry performance and whether gender moderates this relationship among Senior Secondary Sch...

Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Sep 2026

Gender-Stratified and Interaction Effects of Teaching Method on Senior Secondary Students' Acquisition of Communicating Skills in Biology

This study tested whether the ABI > GI > TM effectiveness ordering reported for a pooled sample of 127 senior secondary Biology students (Idiaghe & Odafe, 2026a) replicates for male and female students separately, and whether teaching method and gender interact on posttest communicating-skills score...

Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Sep 2026

Beyond the Aggregate: A Strand-by-Strand Professional Development Needs Analysis for Mathematical Modeling in Nigeria's Further Mathematics Curriculum

Knowing that teachers need more training is of limited practical use to curriculum planners unless it is known which specific content demands the most urgent attention, and why. This paper re-analyses teacher training-need data originally collected by Odafe (2017) from a survey of 40 Further Mathema...

Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Oct 2026

Impact of Inducto-Deductive Approach on Academic Performance in Arithmetic Progression among Senior Secondary School Students in Zaria Metropolis, Kaduna State, Nigeria

This study investigated the effect of the inducto-deductive approach on students’ academic performance in Arithmetic Progression in Zaria Metropolis. The study was guided by two objectives and two corresponding research questions. A pretest–posttest non-equivalent control-group quasi-experimental de...

Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Oct 2026

Effect of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning on Metacognitive Skills and Performance in Geometry among Secondary Students in Kaduna State, Nigeria

This study examined the effect of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) on metacognitive skills and performance in geometry among secondary school students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 131 SS2 students from two public senior secondary schoo...

Vol. 6, No. 2 (2026) Oct 2026

Psychometric Properties of Instruments for Assessing Teachers' Knowledge, Beliefs, Interest and Self-Efficacy in Mathematics among Pre-service Teachers in North-West Nigeria

This paper reports the development and psychometric validation of four instruments designed to assess pre-service mathematics teachers' content knowledge, beliefs, interest, and teaching self-efficacy in North-West Nigeria. The instruments include the Mathematics Teachers' Content Knowledge Test (MT...

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Prof. Jonathan Salihu Mari

Editor In Chief

Department of Science Education, ABU, Zaria

Nigeria

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Prof. Mohammed Kabir Falalu

Deputy Editor In Chief

Department of Science Education, ABU, Zaria

Nigeria

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Dr. Yusuf Feyisara Zakariya

Managing Editor

Department of Science Education, ABU, Zaria

Nigeria

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Dr. Ramatu Ematum Umahaba

Editorial Assistant

Department of Science Education, ABU, Zaria

Nigeria

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