Effect of Think-Pair-Share on Academic Performance of Pupils in Numeracy in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State
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2022
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International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR) ISSN: 2643-9123 Vol. 6 Issue 7, July - 2022, Pages: 71-76
Abstract
The numeracy performance of the pupils is declining. Thus, the researcher investigated the effect of think-pair-share on
the academic performance of pupils in Numeracy in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The study adopted the pretestposttest
Quasi-experimental research design. Pupils' Numeracy Performance Test (PNPT) was used to obtain pretest and posttest
scores. The Numeracy teachers validated the instrument. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to establish the
reliability coefficient of the instrument at .74. Data collected were analysed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Hypotheses
were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. It was found, among others, that There was a significant effect of think-pair-share on
pupils' numeracy academic performance(F (1; 51) = 8.691, P < 0.05). Also, it could be revealed that the think-pair-share strategy
enhances and facilitate the better performance of pupils in numeracy than the traditional method of teaching and learning
Keywords: Academic performance, Numeracy, Think-pair-share, Gender and School type