IMPACT OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ECONOMICS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
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2019
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Association of Educational Reserach and Evaluation of Nigeria (Journal of Educational Research and Development)
Abstract
This study examined the impact of innovative teaching practices on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis. The study adopts the ex-post factor research design. The population for this study was all senior secondary students offering Economics and Economics teachers in Ilorin metropolis while the target population is Senior Secondary two students offering Economics and teachers in charge. A total number of one thousand, three hundred and ten students taught by eighteen teachers constituted the sample for the study using purposive sampling technique. The instrument used for the study was a researcher designed Teachers' Perception on Students' Academic Performance Questionnaire and a Proforma. The questionnaire had 3 sections. Section A covered the demographic information of the teachers, Section B;
teaching methods, Section C; challenges affecting the use of innovative teaching methods. The Proforma was designed for obtaining students second term scores in Economics. Four research questions were raised and one hypothesis was tested which guided the study. Descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages was used to answer the research questions while Chi-square was used to test hypotheses. Results show that student's academic performance in Economics is below average due to the non-use innovative teaching method. Recommendations were given that teachers should be encourage to use innovative teaching strategies in the classrooms which would in turn improve the academic performance of students in Economics.