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Effect of Cooperative Learning Strategy on Students Academic Performance in Commerce in Secondary Schools

S. A. Gatta(1), N. A. Ishola(2),


(1) University of Lagos
(2) University of Lagos
Corresponding Author

Abstract


This study assessed the Effect of a Cooperative Learning Strategy on Students' Academic Performance in Commerce in Secondary Schools in Lagos State.  It aimed to examine the effects of Conventional and cooperative learning strategies on the academic performance of students in commerce in Lagos State. The reliability coefficient realized was 0.82 which shows that the instrument was strong. Two research questions were raised and hypotheses were formulated, tested, analyzed, and interpreted. The research methodology employed was quasi-experimental design type, simple random sampling techniques were used to select from the senior secondary schools in Lagos State. The sample size comprised Commerce teachers and SS2 students in the sampled schools. The researcher used Stratified Random sampling to select the number of respondents per school. The instrument that was used is the Commerce Achievement Test (CAT), with 20 questions adapted from the Lagos SSCE commerce examination of 2014. The data obtained from the field was tested statistically using Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of this study revealed that the cooperative learning strategy had a significant effect on the academic performance of Commerce students in Lagos State Secondary School.

Keywords


Academic performance; Commerce; Cooperative learning

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