EFFECT OF DEMONSTRATION AND ASSIGNMENT METHODS ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGES IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
EFFECT OF DEMONSTRATION AND ASSIGNMENT METHODS ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGES IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2015-02
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MUSA, Oladunni,
Sarah
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This research was carried out to ascertain the effect of demonstration and assignment Methods on students’ performance in Financial Accounting in Federal Government Colleges in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Six specific objectives, Six researcher questions and Six Null hypotheses were study. The population of 248 students out of which 90 Financial Accounting students from Federal Government College, Kaduna and Federal Government Girls College, Zaria forms the sample which were study. Quasi experimental design was used. The data collection was carried out within five weeks. The mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data collected, while student t-test was used to test the four null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance The results of the analysis revealed that (a) The mean performance of students taught using Demonstration and Assignment Methods were not significantly different. (b) There was a significant difference in using Demonstration and Assignment Teaching Methods when compared with Lecture Teaching Method. It was concluded, based on the findings, that demonstration Method is significant, but when Assignment Teaching Method is used concurrently the performance will be more significant. It was based on the conclusion that these recommendations were given among is that Financial Accounting teachers should use Demonstration method in teaching financial accounting in the senior secondary school. It was further recommended that research should be carried out on Demonstration and Assignment methods in another location in order to confirm its effectiveness on students performance in financial accounting.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED T O THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION.
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EFFECT,, DEMONSTRATION,, ASSIGNMENT METHODS,, STUDENTS PERFORMANCE,, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING,, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGES,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGERIA.