EFFECTS OF JIGSAW AND THINK-PAIR-SHARE TEACHING STRATEGIES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study assessed effects of Jigsaw and Think-Pair-Share teaching strategies on academic performance of senior secondary students in English language in Kaduna state, Nigeria. This study had three (3) specific objectives which include to determine the difference in the pre-test scores of students taught English Language in Seniors Secondary School using Jigsaw in Kaduna State, Nigeria, determine the difference in the performance of students taught English Language in Senior Secondary Schools using Jigsaw and Think-Pair-Share strategy in Kaduna State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated. Quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 2097 SSII students admitted in 2022/2023 academic session in Zaria Quality Assurance Office, Kaduna State.  Two intact classes of 134 SSII English Language students were used as sample. English Language Performance Test (ELPRT) was used as instrument for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions while t-test statistical tool was used to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.  The results revealed that Jigsaw and Think-Pair-Share strategies is effective teaching English language students in Senior Secondary School, Kaduna State, Nigeria (p-value=.085). The study concluded that Jigsaw and Think-Pair-Share strategies improved the teaching and learning of English language in Senior Secondary School, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study recommended that Secondary school authority should train teachers on use of cooperative strategies such as Jigsaw in teaching English Language in Senior Secondary School, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Secondary school authority should train teachers on use of cooperative strategies such as Think-Pair-Share in teaching English Language in Senior Secondary School, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Teachers should be motivated by the school authority to use Jigsaw and Think-Pair-Share strategies in the use of English language students in Senior Secondary School, Kaduna State, Nigeria