Effects of Pictorial Integrated Technology and Cooperative Learning Strategies on Pupils Academic Performance in Social Studies in Katsina State, Nigeria

Justina Chinyere Aguh, Adefunke Titilayo Komolafe, Oludola Sarah Sopekan

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Abstract: Effects of Pictorial Integrated Technology and Cooperative Learning Strategies on Pupils Academic Performance in Social Studies in Katsina State, Nigeria. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Pictorial integrated technology and cooperative learning strategies on pupils academic performance in Social Studies. Methods: Five hypotheses were raised for the study. The study adopted pretest and posttest quasi experimental design with one hundred and twenty basic two pupils which consists sixty-two males and fifty-eight females. Social studies performance test, pictorial-integrated technology questionnaire, and cooperative learning strategy questionnaire were developed by the researchers. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance at 0.05 level of significance. Findings: Pictorial integrated technology and cooperative learning strategies enhance pupils academic performance in Social Studies when effectively utilized in the classroom. Conclusion: Pictorial integrated technology and cooperative learning strategies has more effects on basic two pupils’ academic performance in Social Studies than lecture method.

Keywords: pictorial integrated technology, cooperative learning strategy, academic performance, social studies.

Abstrak: Pengaruh Gambar Terintegrasi Teknologi dan Strategi Pembelajaran Kooperatif terhadap Performa Akademik Siswa dalam Pelajaran Ilmu Sosial di Negara Bagian Katsina, Nigeria. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh gambar terintegrasi teknologi dan strategi pembelajaran kooperatif terhadap prestasi akademik siswa pada mata pelajaran ilmu sosial. Metode: Lima hipotesis diajukan untuk penelitian ini. Desain quasi eksperimen pretest and posttest diterapkan dengan seratus dua puluh siswa sekolah dasar tingkat dua yang terdiri dari enam puluh dua laki-laki dan lima puluh delapan perempuan. Soal tes ilmu sosial, kuisioner gambar terintegrasi teknologi, dan kuisioner strategi pembelajaran kooperatif dikembangkan oleh para peneliti. Data dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan analisis kovarians pada taraf signifikansi 0,05. Temuan: Gambar terintegrasi teknologi dan strategi pembelajaran kooperatif meningkatkan performa akademik siswa ketika digunakan secara efektif di dalam kelas. Kesimpulan: Gambar terintegasi teknologi dan strategi pembelajaran kooperatif lebih berpengaruh terhadap prestasi akademik siswa sekolah dasar dalam pelajaran ilmu sosial daripada metode ceramah.

Kata kunci: gambar terintegrasi teknologi, strategi pembelajaran kooperatif, performa akademik, mata pelajaran ilmu sosial.


DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v13.i1.202306


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