IMPROVING SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN COMPUTER STUDIES THROUGH THINK PAIR SHARE LEARNING STRATEGY

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Abstract

Following the numerous importance of think-pair-share
learning strategy as an innovative learning strategy that
has helped students achievement in various subjects and
Basic Education Certification Examination (BECE) Chief
Examiner’s report on students’ weaknesses in Computer
Studies concepts of internet, operating system, search
engine, graphic package, corel draw, paint environment,
spreadsheet package, computer safety, measure and
computer software among upper basic students in Anambra
state. This study examined improving secondary school
students’ achievement in computer studies through think
pair share learning strategy. Two purpose of study, two
research questions and two hypotheses guided the study.
The study was carried out in Otuocha education zone in
Anambra State, Nigeria. The population of the study
consisted of 6,982 JSS2 students’ in the zone. The study
adopted quasi experimental design. The sample comprise
393 JSS2 students’ (169 males and 224 females) and was
obtained using a multi-stage sampling procedure. 50
Computer Studies Achievement Test (CSAT) served as
instrument for data collection for both post and retention
test respectively. The instrument was subjected to content
validation. CSAT reliability was established using Kudar Richardson 20 (KR-20) which yielded reliability coefficient
of 0.70. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer
the research questions while analysis of covariance
(ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. The findings of the study revealed that
students taught Computer Studies with TPS learning
strategy achieved more than those taught Computer Studies
with LM. Thus there is a significant difference in the mean
achievement scores of students taught Computer Studies
using think-pair-share learning strategy and those taught
using lecture method. The study also showed that male
students taught Computer Studies with TPS achieved better
than their female counterpart, thus there is a significant
difference in the mean achievement scores of male and
female students taught Computer Studies using think-pairshare
learning strategy. Based on these findings
suggestions and conclusions were made.