Title:
SELF CONTROLLED LEARNING METHOD AND ITS EFFECT ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN SOCIAL STUDIES

Authors:
Egbo Chinonye Emmanuella (Msc) and Ene Ndirika Harrriet (Phd)

Abstract:
This study investigated self-controlled learning method and its effect on Junior Secondary School student’s achievement and interest in social studies. Quasi-experimental design was used for the study. A total of 612 JSSII students from twelve intact classes in six secondary schools in Agbani education zone of Enugu State were used for the study. The schools were made up of 3 public and 3 private schools. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Instruments used for data collection included the Social Studies Achievement Test (SOSAT) made up of 42 multiple choice questions and the Social Studies Interest Scale (SOSIS) made up of 30 items scored on a four point scale. The instruments were validated by three research experts. SOSAT had a reliability co-efficient of .89 obtained using Kudar Richardson formular 20 (KR-20) formula while SOSIS had a reliability co-efficient of .81obtained using Cronbach’s Alpha method. SOSAT and SOSIS were administered to the subjects at the beginning of the study as pretest. After a treatment period of six weeks, SOSAT and SOSIS were administered to the subjects for post test achievement and interest scores respectively. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. Analyses of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Major findings of the study showed a significant improvement in the achievement and interest of students taught social studies with self-controlled learning method differ significantly in their achievement. It was recommended that Self- controlled Learning method and other Learner Autonomy Constructivists’ Models be used for social studies at Junior Secondary School.

Keywords:
Learning Media, Digital Map Media, Critical Thinking Skills

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2021.4406