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The Effect To Teaching Method Of Economics On Student Performance: A Case Study Of Selected Secondary Schools In Ojo Local Government Area, Nigeria
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of teaching methods of economics teacher on student?s performance in Public Senior Secondary School in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. A total of one hundred and twenty (120) teachers were randomly selected from twelve secondary schools in Ojo Local Government Area. Data was collected by the use of self-developed questionnaire in line with 4 point Likert scale. The data was analyzed by the use of Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). Frequency and Simple Percentage and Bar Chart were employed to analyzed demographic data while non-parametric statistics of Chi-Square (X2) was used to test the three hypotheses. All the three hypotheses were rejected because the calculated Chi-Square (X2) values were greater than the table values. Based on the results from finding, teacher should adopt oriented method and use concrete objects to represent ideas that have direct bearing on learners
Keywords
Effects, economics, methods, teaching
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How to cite this paper
@article{1700775,
author = {Lukumon Akande Salahudeen, Abigail A, Abraham O. A},
title = {The Effect To Teaching Method Of Economics On Student Performance: A Case Study Of Selected Secondary Schools In Ojo Local Government Area, Nigeria},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2018},
volume = {2},
number = {4},
pages = {109-119},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1700775.pdf},
abstract = {The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of teaching methods of economics teacher on student?s performance in Public Senior Secondary School in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. A total of one hundred and twenty (120) teachers were randomly selected from twelve secondary schools in Ojo Local Government Area. Data was collected by the use of self-developed questionnaire in line with 4 point Likert scale. The data was analyzed by the use of Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). Frequency and Simple Percentage and Bar Chart were employed to analyzed demographic data while non-parametric statistics of Chi-Square (X2) was used to test the three hypotheses. All the three hypotheses were rejected because the calculated Chi-Square (X2) values were greater than the table values. Based on the results from finding, teacher should adopt oriented method and use concrete objects to represent ideas that have direct bearing on learners},
keywords = {Effects, economics, methods, teaching},
month = {October},
}