Effects Of Two Teaching Methods On Secondary School Students’ Agricultural Science Performance In Bauchi Metropolis, Nigeria
Keywords:
Teaching methods, student's performance, agricultural science, secondary schoolsAbstract
This study determined the effect of two teaching methods on
students’ performance in agricultural science in secondary
schools in Bauchi metropolis. The pre-test-post-test control
group quasi-experimental design was employed. Three
schools in the metropolis were randomly selected and one
class each was selected from the three schools. All the
students from three intact senior secondary II classes were
used. A 20 item multiple choice achievement test was
administered to the two treatment groups before and after
the treatment and the scores so obtained were analyzed by
mean, standard deviation and t-test. The findings revealed
that though both teaching methods have significant effect
on students’ performance in agricultural science, the
demonstration method was found to be more effective than
the discussion method. Consequently, it was recommended
among others that curriculum developers should incorporate
teaching methods that support the teacher to know exactly
where and how to begin each lesson.
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