The Nexus between Teaching Method and Academic Performance of Students in Anambra State

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue III, March 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Nexus between Teaching Method and Academic Performance of Students in Anambra State

Mayor, A.¹ and Ogbogbo, G. O.^{2
1, 2} Department of Statistics, Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract: – This study examined teaching methods and their impact on performance of Student in a tertiary institution. The teaching methods considered in this study includes: discussion method, demonstration method, lecture method and questioning method. Primary source of data collection was adopted for this study with the aid of a well structured questionnaire. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to analyze the obtained data. Findings showed that majority of the respondents agreed that discussion method is the most preferred teaching method. It was found that there exist no significant difference on the preferred teaching method. It was found that majority of the respondents to a large extent have the understanding of the various teaching methods. Also, it was found that there exist no significant difference on the level of understanding of the respondents on the various teaching methods. It was found that majority of the respondents believe that demonstration method is the best followed by discussion method of teaching while lecture method was found to be the least most effective method. Also, it was found that the commonly used method of teaching was the lecture method followed by demonstration method of teaching while questioning method was found to be the least most effective method of teaching.

Keywords: Demonstration method, Discussion Method, Lecture Method, Teaching Method, Questioning Method

I. INTRODUCTION

In most developing nation, education has been viewed to focus on the instructional effects of teachers, including teaching methods, curriculum, and materials of teachers, without focusing on the learning effects on students (Barr and Tagg, 1995). Recently, education has begun to emphasize learners, changing learning models to analyze students, and researching teachers to explore effective learning approaches (Armila et al., 2015). However, there are few studies on the teaching quality on teacher and student learning. Hence, the present study seeks to evaluate the different teaching methods and their effect on Students performance. Without any element of doubt, students are the major stakeholders of any learning institution be it Primary level, Secondary or higher institution. This is because they are directly involved in the teaching and learning process while teachers are regarded as the most imperative school-based factor that influences students’ achievement levels.

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