EFFECTS OF JIGSAW AND LECTURE BASED TECHNIQUES ON CLASS ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION AND PROFICIENCY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN BUSINESS MATHEMATICS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The Study compared the effectiveness of two methods of teaching on Class Attendance, Participation and Proficiency of Undergraduate Students in Business Mathematics in Nigeria. Quasi experimental design was adopted in the study. The population of the study constitutes the 110 undergraduate students that offered business mathematics (VTEB 205) in 2011/2012 academic session in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. The entire 110 students were used for the study. Scores obtained from attendance, participation and problem solving skills and performance were used for testing the four null hypotheses. The validity of the instruments used for this study was established by board examiners in department of vocational and technical education in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Data obtained from the instruments were coded into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 18. The package was used to run z-test for fest of the hypotheses at ps.05 level of significance. The study revealed among others that, students in Jigsaw technique were more regular and more skillful in business mathematics compared to their counterparts in conventional lecture method. It was recommended among others that, lecturers should develop a paradigm that shift from conventional lectures method which is teacher centered to jigsaw technique which is more of student centered.