Improving Primary School Pupils Social Skills Acquisition through the Use of Think – Peer- Share In Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State
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2023-03-01
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International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)
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To engage in positive interaction with others, understand, identify, and express what is taught in the classroom. Therefore,
the researcher investigated improving primary school pupils social skills acquisition through the use of think – peer- share in Asa
Local Government Area, Kwara State. Pretest-posttest true-experimental control group research design was used for this
investigation. Social Skill Rating Scale (PSSRS) was used. It was validated by some lectures in the department of early childhood
and primary education, Kwara state University, Malete. Reliability of the instrument was done using test-retest method within 2
weeks interval and the reliability index was established at a .78 using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). All the
hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance to analyze the data (ANCOVA) at a significance level of 0.05. It was found
among others that, there was a significant main effect of think-peer-share on primary school pupils’ social skills in Asa Local
Government Area of Kwara State (F (1; 107) = 17.744, P < 0.05). It was concluded that think-peer-share could develop, enhances,
and ease social skill acquisition of primary school pupils if use appropriate by considering developmentally appropriate practices
of the pupils. It recommended that Seminars and workshops should be organized for teachers on how to make use of think-peer
share for content delivery at the primary school level
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1. Arisekola A. S., (2023). Improving Primary School Pupils' Social Skills Acquisition Through the Use of Think–Peer–Share in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR) ISSN: 2643-9123 Vol. 7 Issue 3, March - 2023, Pages: 106-109