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Vol.5 , No. 2, Publication Date: May 18, 2018, Page: 26-31
 Strategies on Students’ Achievement and Retention in Basic Science and Technology&description=This study investigated the effect of cooperative learning strategies (Student Team Achievement Division, Jigsaw II and Team Assisted Individualization) on achievement and retention of Basic Science and Technology students in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling procedure was employed to select 167 Junior Secondary School (JSS) students from four public coeducation schools in the area of study. Quasi experimental design was employed for the study. Two research questions and two research hypotheses guided the study. Basic Science and Technology Achievement Test (BSATAT) was used as instrument for data collection. The reliability of BSATAT was determined using K-R20 formula and the reliability coefficient obtained was 0.82. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Scheffe’s post-test was used to determine the magnitude of any differences observed. The findings of the study revealed that significant differences were found in the achievement and retention of students taught using STAD, Jigsaw II, TAI cooperative learning strategies over the conventional lecture method.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/910.jpg)
| [1] | Peter Ashlame Agu, Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria. |
| [2] | Ruth Iwanger Samuel, Faculty of Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria. |
This study investigated the effect of cooperative learning strategies (Student Team Achievement Division, Jigsaw II and Team Assisted Individualization) on achievement and retention of Basic Science and Technology students in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling procedure was employed to select 167 Junior Secondary School (JSS) students from four public coeducation schools in the area of study. Quasi experimental design was employed for the study. Two research questions and two research hypotheses guided the study. Basic Science and Technology Achievement Test (BSATAT) was used as instrument for data collection. The reliability of BSATAT was determined using K-R20 formula and the reliability coefficient obtained was 0.82. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Scheffe’s post-test was used to determine the magnitude of any differences observed. The findings of the study revealed that significant differences were found in the achievement and retention of students taught using STAD, Jigsaw II, TAI cooperative learning strategies over the conventional lecture method.
Keywords
Basic Science and Technology, Achievement, Retention, Cooperative Learning Strategies
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