Effects of Group-Investigation Learning Technique On Students Achievement In Social Values In Social Studies In, Jos, Plateau State

Abstract

The continuous rise in the rate of social vices, social disturbance, injustice, ethnic intolerance creating cracks in the very foundation sustaining the unity of Nigeria calls for a pedagogical inquiry that will imbue in the learners a spirit of values re-invention and re-orientation. Hence, this paper investigated the effects of group-investigation learning technique on students’ achievement in social values in Social Studies in Jos Plateau State. The study was guided by three research questions and two hypotheses. The quasiexperimental research design, specifically, the nonequivalent group pre-test–post-test control group design was employed for the study. The population of 6,320 (M=3,275, F=3,045) junior secondary II students of both public and private schools in Jos North. 174 students were selected as found in four intact classes. Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT) with 20 multiple choice questions was prepared based on the content of social values, was used for data collection. The research questions were answered using the Mean and t-test of independent sample used to test the hypotheses formulated. After treatment, it was found that students in the experimental group had a higher achievement mean score in social values. The study recommended that Social Studies Educators should use a pragmatic teaching technique such as group-investigation in teaching Nigerian social values such as honesty, equity, social justice, tolerance to help in achieving the Nigerian project of indissolubility.