IMPACT OF TEAM-TEACHING STRATEGY ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN BASIC SCIENCE CONCEPTS AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN POTISKUM, YOBE STATE NIGERIA

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This study investigated Impact of team-teaching strategy on academic achievement and Interest in Basic Science Concepts among Junior Secondary School Students in Potiskum, Yobe State Nigeria. The researcher used quasi experimental control Group Design involving pretest and posttest for the study. The study have four objectives, four research questions and four null research hypotheses guided the study. The subjects used in the pilot study comprised a total of 33 students in JSS 2. The population of the study is all government junior secondary two [JS 2] students in Potiskum educational zone, involving 16 junior secondary schools running Basic Science Programme with the population of 3,597 boys, 2,330 girls, and a total of 5,927 students in the study area. Two groups of the subjects were randomly selected as sample for experimental and control groups by using simple random sampling technique with the total of one hundred and fifty-four (154) students. Two instruments; Basic Science Achievement Test (BSAT) and Students’ Interest Questionnaire (SIQ) were used for data collection. The instruments were validated by the senior lecturers in the Department of Science Education, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. The reliability coefficient 0.87 of the test was obtained by using test retest method. The instruments were administered to the subjects before and after the treatment. The data collected was analysed at p 0.05 level of significance. The independent t-test simple statistics and paired sample t-test statistics were used for testing the hypotheses. Students were encouraged to ask questions, made contributions, discussions, class activities and offer personal suggestions during team teaching in the class. Stakeholders, especially commissioners for education, directors of schools, principals and other resource personnel should always emphasis on the use of team teaching for instruction in the class especially the teachers in the service.Students develop high interest in learning of Basic Science Concepts when Team Teaching Strategy is used in learning and teaching. Teachers of Basic science in Potiskum local government Yobe State should be encouraged to adopt constructive team discussion to increase their knowledge on team teaching strategy at JSS two (2) level in secondary schools
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A MASTERDEGREE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA AUGUST, 2014
Keywords
TEAM-TEACHING,, ACADEMIC,, ACHIEVEMENT,, INTEREST,, BASIC SCIENCE,, CONCEPTS AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
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