EFFECTS OF COOPERATIVE AND PROBLEM-SOLVING METHODS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE
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2022
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Ishola N. A
Gatta, S. A
Mohammed-Oladunni, B. M. A
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This study examined the effect of cooperative and problem-solving teaching methods on students' academic performance in Financial Accounting in selected secondary
schools in Lagos State. To carry out the study, six specific objectives were raised. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the
study were all the Senior Secondary School two (SSS 2) commercial students and Financial Accounting Teachers in the three hundred and twenty-one (321) public
senior secondary schools of which only 200 students and 20 teachers were sampled. Three instruments title Financial Accounting Achievement Test (FAAT), Students
Attitude Towards Learning Financial Accounting Questionnaire (SATLFAQ) and Teaching Method Questionnaire (TMQ) were used to collect data needed for the study.
The instrument was tested for reliability using Cronbach alpha statistics and a reliability coefficient of which 0.789, 0.688 and 0.806 were gotten which shows the
instruments were reliable. The findings of this study revealed that, cooperative and problem-solving teaching method has significant effect on students’ academic
performance as well as attitude towards learning Financial Accounting but there is a significant difference in male and female students' academic performance and attitude
towards learning Financial Accounting in selected secondary schools in Lagos State. Based on the study findings, it was recommended among others that, the teachers,
school managers and school support officers should promote the use of cooperative and problem-solving learning strategy as a commonly use strategy in classrooms as
it will promote and encourage students to work together thereby enhancing students’ retention ability
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Ishola N. A. Gatta, S. A, & Mohammed-Oladunni, Balikis. M. A, (2022). Effects of cooperative and problem-solving methods on students’ academic performance in financial accounting in selected secondary schools in Lagos State. Nigerian Online Journal of Educational Sciences and Technology (NOJEST), 4 (1), 205-217