The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Jigsaw 1 Jigsaw 1 Cooperative-Learning Strategy on academic Performance among students in Makurdi, Nigeria. The research design used for this study was quasi-experimental design of non-equivalent group involving pretest and posttest. The population of this study was 1,677 (1,000 males and 677 females) Upper Basic II students for 2018/2019 academic session. Sample size of 63 (38 males and 25 females) students were randomly selected using a simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was Basic Science Academic Performance Test (BSAPT). The instrument was adapted and validated by four experts. The Pearson-Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to determine the reliability coefficient of BSAPT. The reliability coefficient found was 0.81. Two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were tested. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used for answering the research questions. Inferential statistics of independent t-test was used to test the hypotheses at p ≤ 0.05 level of significance. The experimental group (EG) was exposed to Jigsaw 1 Jigsaw 1 Cooperative-Learning Strategy while the control group was exposed to Lecture Method. The findings among others revealed that: there was significant difference between the mean academic performance scores of students’ taught Basic science using Jigsaw 1 Jigsaw 1 Cooperative-Learning Strategy and those taught using Lecture Method in favour of the students taught using Jigsaw 1 Jigsaw 1 Cooperative-Learning Strategy. Also, there was no significant difference between the mean academic performance scores of male and female students taught Basic Science using Jigsaw 1 Jigsaw 1 Cooperative-Learning Strategy. It was therefore recommended among others that Jigsaw 1 Jigsaw 1 Cooperative-Learning Strategy should be used to teach students irrespective of gender.
Citation: Tofi Msuur; Usman Alhaji Isah and Lakpini Mary Asibi (2021) Effect of Jigsaw 1 Jigsaw 1 Cooperative-Learning Strategy on Academic Performance in Basic Science among Students in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria, British Journal of Education, Vol. 9, Issue 10, pp.32-42
Keywords: Basic Science, Gender, Performance, Science, cooperative-learning-strategy, jigsaw 1 model
