Effectiveness of Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach in Drug Education of Pupils in Enugu State of Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach in drug education of pupils in Enugu state of Nigeria. A programme of drug education based on the Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach was developed. An experimental group was taught using this programme while a control group was taught using the same programme but developed based on the traditional teaching approach. The effects on the two groups were examined through testing. Pupils taught with the Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach gain more knowledge than those taught with the traditional teaching approach. Urban pupils taught with the Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach gained significantly more knowledge than those taught using the traditional approach. There was no significant difference between the mean achievement of male and female pupils taught drug education with the MITA-DEP. The result showed the multiple intelligences teaching approach to be more effective than the traditional teaching approach in drug education of pupils

Keywords: Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach, Effectiveness, Drug Education, Primary six Pupils