International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 4(5), pp. 150-157. November, 2016.

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2016.025

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This study examined the effect of jigsaw cooperative learning strategy and gender on academic achievement of students’ in cost accounting in colleges of education in Ogun State. The study adopted a 2X2 factorial design comprising of two groups (control and experimental) in their intact classes. Two research questions and three hypotheses, tested at 0.05 level of significance, were formulated to guide the study. The study population comprised 405 final year cost accounting students drawn from two colleges of education in Ogun State. Cost accounting achievement test (CAAT) is the instrument used for data collection. The CAAT and the lesson plans for both control and experimental groups were all validated by three experts. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was computed using cronbach alpha and was found to be 0.97. Mean was used to answer the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was employed to test the hypotheses. The results showed that cooperative learning method is more effective than the traditional lecture in the teaching of cost accounting. The study also revealed that gender did not contribute significantly to varying students’ achievement scores. The study recommends the adoption of jigsaw cooperative learning strategy in teaching cost accounting among other courses in colleges of education.

Keywords: Academic Achievement, Cost Accounting, Gender, Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Strategy, Traditional Lecture Method.

 

Cite This Article As: JIMOH AG, IDRIS LO, Olatunji BA (2016). Effect of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Strategy and Gender on Students’ Academic Achievement in Cost Accounting in Colleges of Education in Ogun State, Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 4(5): 150-157
 

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