Effect of Peer Tutoring Method on Students Academic Achievement in Home Economics
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The study conducted to find out the effect of peer tutoring institutional method on the academic achievement in Home Economics among secondary school students in Dunukofia L.G.A of Anambra State. Quasi-experimental design was used. All the senior secondary school students in the local government area constituted the population of the study. Four secondary schools out of eight secondary schools was randomly selected, and all the 145 SS1 students offering Home Economics in these four schools were selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. Data on student’s achievement was collected using Home Economics achievement test (HAT). The research question was answered using mean t-test statistics. The results indicated that students taught Home Economics using peer tutoring instructional methods achieved higher than those taught using lecture method, it was recommended that peer tutoring should be used in teaching Home Economics in secondary schools to enhance student’s achievement.Downloads
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19-09-2013
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Effect of Peer Tutoring Method on Students Academic Achievement in Home Economics. (2013). Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2(5), 193. https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/ajis/article/view/610