Effects of teacher mediation in play, mixed-sex play and gender-segregation in play on academic performance of low achieving pupils
Open Access
- 28 June 2019
- journal article
- Published by Technical University of Varna in ANNUAL JOURNAL OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA, BULGARIA
- Vol. 3 (1), 28-39
- https://doi.org/10.29114/ajtuv.vol3.iss1.115
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of three play strategies on academic performance of low achiev-ing Basic 1 pupils in primary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental research design using pretest, posttest, control group was adopted where pupils screened to have low achievement scores were selected from schools randomly assigned to treatment groups. Participants met on dif-ferent treatment strategies for eight weeks of two contact hours each. Academic performance was assessed before and after treatment with data analysed using Analysis of Covariance. Results in-dicated that the three play strategies are effective in improving pupils’ academic performance (F (3 124) = 310.566; pKeywords
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