Effect of Think-Pair-Share on Academic Performance of Pupils in Numeracy in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State

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