EFFECTS OF NUMBER HEADS TOGETHER INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUE ON UPPER BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS SOCIAL STUDIES IN TUDUN WADA, KANO STATE
Keywords:
Attitudes, Effects, Number heads together, Social Studies, TechniqueAbstract
The study investigated the effects of number heads together instructional technique on upper basic education students’ attitude towards Social Studies in Tudun Wada, Kano State. The quasi-experimental of the non-equivalent pre-test–post-test control group design was used for the study. The students’ population of 10,668 from 44 Local Government Areas of the State. The sample of 112 students from 2 intact classes from 2 upper basic schools in Tudun Wada Local Government Area were selected purposively and through stratified sampling technique. Students Attitude Toward Social Studies Scale (SASSS) was used as instrument for data collection. The reliability estimates of 0.85 was obtained for the instrument. The experimental group were taught using the number heads together instructional technique while the control group were taught same topics using presentation technique to run concurrently within the period of six weeks. The data collected were analysed with mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used in testing the hypotheses formulated at .05 level of significance. The findings revealed that, there was also no interaction effect between treatment and gender on attitude of students towards Social Studies. The study recommended that number heads together instructional technique should be used by teachers to teach Social Studies at all level of education in order to improve students’ achievement and cause a change of attitude towards the subject
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