Effect of Peer Tutoring on Students' Academic Performance in Economics in Ilorin South, Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	AbdulRaheem, Yusuf; Yusuf, Hamdallat T.; Odutayo, Adesegun O.
Titel	Effect of Peer Tutoring on Students' Academic Performance in Economics in Ilorin South, Nigeria
Quelle	In: Journal of Peer Learning, 10 (2017), S.95-102, Artikel 7 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2200-2359
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Peer Teaching; Academic Achievement; Tutoring; Gender Differences; Secondary School Students; Multiple Choice Tests; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Conventional Instruction; Scores; Performance Tests; Hypothesis Testing; Quasiexperimental Design; Pretests Posttests; Program Effectiveness; Statistical Analysis; Economics Education; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Schulleistung; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sekundarschüler; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsermittlung; Leistungsmessung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Statistische Analyse; Wirtschaftskunde
Abstract	Peer tutoring has generated a great deal of scholarly interest in the field of education. It is viewed as an essential instructional strategy for inclusive education because it constitutes one of the strongholds of cooperative learning. This study examines the effect of peer tutoring and the moderating effect of gender on the academic performance of economics students in Ilorin-South Local Government of Kwara State, Nigeria. Two intact classes in two different secondary schools were selected for this study. The experimental (peer tutoring) group had a population of 40 students while the control (conventional instruction) group had a population of 38 students. A 50-item multiple-choice objective test titled Economics Performance Test (EPT) was used to measure academic performance. Students in the peer tutoring group obtained higher EPT scores than students in the conventional instruction group. This effect was not moderated by gender. We recommend that teachers adopt peer tutoring instructional strategies in the classroom so as to develop students' generic skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01