Effects of Cooperative Learning Strategies on Secondary School Students’ Interest in Computer Studies in Awka Education Zone

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The study determined the effects of cooperative learning strategies on secondary school students’ interest in Computer studies in Awka Education zone. Two research questions guided the study and three hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 6,334 senior secondary year two (SS2) students offering Computer studies from which 152 students was obtained using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument for data collection was Computer studies Computer studies Interest Questionnaire (CSIQ) validated by three experts. The reliability of CSIQ was established using Cronbach Alpha technique to be 0.82. The experiment groups were taught Computer studies using STAD and FTAI respectively while the control group was taught using lecture method. CSAT was administered as pretest and posttest to generate data for the study. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation and analysis of covariance was used to test the null hypotheses. There was a significant difference between mean interest scores of students taught Computer studies using STAD, FTAI and lecture method in favour STAD followed by FTAI. Also, gender had significant influence on students’ interest in Computer studies. It was recommended that secondary school teachers should as often as possible give computer students group Computer studies assignments and project in order to develop in them skills of team study.

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