Title:
EFFECT OF SCAFFOLDING TEACHING METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Authors:
C. M. ILE and NWOKOYE NKIRUKA ,Nigeria

Abstract:
The study was on the effect of scaffolding teaching method on the academic performance of students in financial accounting in secondary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were tested. The research design was quasi-experimental design. From a population of 218 students, 57 students were randomly selected from the population as sample for the study. The instrument used for data collection was Financial Accounting Achievement Test (FAAT). The instrument for data collection was validated by experts. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Kuder-Richardson (K-R21) procedure, from which a reliability coefficient of 0.81 was obtained. The data collected from the students’ post-test scores were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results revealed that instructional scaffolding method was superior to the conventional method in improving the achievement of male and female students in financial accounting. The test of interaction effect showed that there was no significant interaction effect of treatment and gender with teaching approach on students’ mean achievements. It was concluded that scaffolding teaching method was more effective in improving students’ academic performance. The researchers recommended that teachers should teach Financial Accounting using scaffolding teaching method because it facilitates the academic achievement of students