EFFECTS OF THINK-PAIR-SHARE AND PROBLEM-SOLVING TEACHING METHODS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of Think-Pair-Share and Problem-Solving Teaching Methods on Academic Achievement in Financial Accounting among Business Education Students in Public Universities, Southwest, Nigeria. One research question was raised while five hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Quasi-experimental research design was adopted. The population of the study was 1,270 200 level Business Education students from all public universities in Southwest, Nigeria offering Business Education as a course of study. Sample size was 423 intact class participants drawn using simple random and purposive sampling techniques; however, only 384 participated. Two research instruments; Financial Accounting Achievement Test and Instructional Guide were used for the study with a reliability coefficient of 0.75 for the Financial Accounting Achievement Test” (FAAT) instrument. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test Hypothesis One; a Two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test Hypothesis Two while dependent sample test (paired sample t) was used to test Hypotheses Three with the aid of Statistical Product and Service Solution version 27.0. Findings of the research question showed that 185 students representing 48.2% fell in the low achievement group, 154 students representing 40.10% fell into the moderate achievement group while 45 students, corresponding to11.72% performed excellently. Findings of hypotheses showed that: the mean score (59.75 ± 12.46) of students who were taught using problem-solving teaching method, indicates superior performance compared to those taught with the think-pair-share method (51.59 ± 14.16) and the lecture method (41.94 ± 11.86) with a F-statistic of 73.470 with p-value of 0.000, (F (1, 378) =^.367, p =^.545) also indicated that gender by itself does not significantly affect students' academic achievements. The pre-test mean score (43.75± 13.66) is significantly different (t = -7.659, df = 383, p<0.01) from the post-test mean score of students taught using think-pair-share, problem solving and conventional lecture methods (49.08± 14.68). It was concluded that the use of learner-centred methods such as think-pair-share and problem-solving teaching methods are more effective in improving Business Education students’ academic achievement in Financial Accounting. The researcher recommended among others that lecturers should implement a mixed strategy that incorporates TPS and problem-solving teaching methods in order to improve overall student engagement and achievement in Financial Accounting.