Impacts of Reciprocal Teaching Technique on Academic Achievement of Students in Office Practice in Colleges of Education, Kwara State, Nigeria
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2021-12
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The study investigates the impacts of reciprocal teaching technique on
academic achievement of students in Office practice in Kwara State,
colleges of education, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised and
answered while two hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of
significance. The population of the study was 200 level of Office practice
students in colleges of education, Kwara state, Nigeria. Purposive
sampling technique was used to select a sample of 138 students who were
grouped into treatment and control. The data were collected through
programmed material (modules) for Office Practice which was divided
into weeks, and Office Practice Achievement Test (OPAT) developed by
researchers. The ANCOVA statistical tool was used to test the two
hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The results showed that
reciprocal teaching technique improves students’ academic performance.
It was recommended that Business educators should use reciprocal
teaching technique for teaching effectiveness and enhanced academic
performance.