Instructional resources and effective pedagogy of Financial Accounting in secondary schools, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Date
2020
Authors
Alao, O.E.
Ukpong, M.J.
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International Business Education Journal
Abstract
Students’ poor Financial Accounting performance in senior secondary schools is worrisome and induces youths to
engage in several social vices. An attempt to curb the menace and improve students’ performance led this study to
assess the instructional resources and effective pedagogy of Financial Accounting in secondary schools in Lagos
State, Nigeria. Adopting the descriptive survey research design, the population of the study comprised 2,492 senior
secondary schools 1 and 2 students and 10 teachers of Financial Accounting under Education District IV in Lagos
State, Nigeria. 300 students and all the 10 teachers eventually emerged as samples using Checkmarket Sample Size
Calculator at 5% margin and 95% confidence level. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire that
obtained Cronbach’s Alpha=0.90, and analysed using descriptive analysis and t-test at α=0.05 level of significance.
The results showed that the teachers of Financial Accounting were not using activity-based pedagogical strategies.
Most of the instructional materials necessary for the effective pedagogy of Financial Accounting were inadequate
and malfunctioning. Therefore, Financial Accounting teachers are strongly encouraged to apply innovative and
experiential learning strategies in teaching and learning. Furthermore, adequate infrastructure and modern
equipment in the schools will create better learning opportunities for students.
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Keywords
Instructional resources , Pedagogy , Financial Accounting , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Alao, O.E. & Ukpong, M.J. (2020). Instructional resources and effective pedagogy of Financial Accounting in secondary schools, Lagos, Nigeria. International Business Education Journal, 13(Special Isuue), 94-108.