Effects of Edutainment on Retention in Secondary School Biology Students in Kontagora Metropolis

This study investigated the effects of edutainment method of learning on SecondarySchool Biology Students retention. A pre-test, post-test and delay-post test quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study. Of the 2,345 senior secondaryschool students class two (2) from 28 senior secondary schools within Kontagorametropolis, 80 students were purposively selected from three (3) schools to formthe sample for the study. They were: (1 mixed day, 1 male boarding, 1 femaleboarding). Each school was exposed to the same curriculum content. A standardizedBiology Students Retention Test (BSRT) with a reliability index of .78 obtained viasplit-half test was administered to all school categories. Data were analyzed usingmean and t-test statistics at a significant level of 0.05. The findings revealed amongothers that: the edutainment group had a higher mean delay-post-test performancethan other groups notwithstanding being a day school system. It was discovered thatedutainment promoted retention in Biology students and that schooling system isnot a barrier for edutainment learning in biology. Recommendations made included: biology teachers should make adequate use of edutainment to promote retention of learning in students as this will cause a decline in examination malpractices inthe subject, school administrators and heads should put in place facilities that supports edutainment utilization by biology teachers.