EFFECTS OF DEMONSTRATION, ADVANCE ORGANISER AND LECTURE METHODS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ACCOUNTING STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

The study investigated the effects of demonstration method, Advance Organiser and lecture method on senior secondary school students’ achievement in accounting. The design adopted in this study was quasi-experimental design of non-equivalent design of pre-test control group design. Intact classes were used to avoid disrupting school programmes for experimental purposes. A Solomon three-group design was adopted in the research A total of 246 Senior Secondary Two (SS) was used in the research. From the findings, it was observed that both Demonstration Method and Advance Organiser enhance learner’s achievement in Accounting. The demonstration method was found to be more effective in improving students' achievement in Accounting than the use of Advance Organiser and that a non-significant difference existed between the mean achievement scores of males and female Accounting students taught with either demonstration method and also those taught using Advance Organiser. There was no interaction effect between method and gender on students’ achievement in Accounting. It was recommended that teachers should be encouraged to adopt demonstration method in the teaching of accounting.

Keywords: Demonstration, Advance Organiser, Lecture Method, Students Achievement and Accounting