EFFECT OF THINK-PAIR-SHARE ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN OGUN STATE

Abstract

This study examined the effects of think-pair-share strategy on secondary school students’ academic achievement in financial accounting in Ogun State. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design with a 2 x2 factorial matrix. The population for this study was five thousand, four hundred and thirty-two (5,432) SS 2 financial accounting students in all secondary schools in Ogun East Senatorial District. A total of three hundred and twenty-two (322) SS 2 financial accounting students were selected as samples using simple random sampling in a multi-stage procedure. Two instruments: the Financial Accounting Achievement Test (FAAT) and the locus of control questionnaire (LOC) validated by experts were used for data collection. The reliability of the FAAT was ensured using KR-20 while that of LOC was ensured using Cronbach alpha and coefficients of 0.77 and 0.82 were obtained for FAAT and LOC respectively. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results of the analysis showed that there was a significant main effect of treatment (F = 3074.636; p = 0.00. p <0.05) and locus of control (F= 22.331; p=0.00. p < 0.05) on students’ academic achievement in Financial Accounting in senior secondary schools. There was a significant interaction effect of treatment strategy and locus of control (F=6.318, p=0.002. p <0.05) on the students’ academic achievement in Financial Accounting in senior secondary schools. It was concluded that think-pair-share strategy was more effective in improving students’ academic achievement in Financial Accounting in senior secondary schools than the conventional method. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that financial accounting teachers at the secondary school level should deploy the use of a think-pair-share strategy in teaching financial accounting to improve students’ academic achievement in Financial Accounting.