ABSTRACT
This
study investigated the effect of blended learning strategy on students’
achievement and retention in Economics in Ebonyi State. The study was guided by
six research questions and hypotheses.
The study adopted a pretest, posttest, control group quasi experimental
design. Two secondary schools were purposively selected for the study. In each
school, an intact class of SSII Economics students was drawn and randomly
assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught
Economics using blended learning strategy while the control group was taught
using the lecture method. Data were collected using an Economics Achievement
Test (EAT). The instrument was face and content validated by three experts. The
reliability of the instrument was determined using K-R20 statistic
which yielded the internal consistency index of 0.78. Data obtained were
analyzed using mean and standard deviation while hypotheses were tested using
the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results of the study indicated that blended learning strategy had
increasing and significant effect on the mean achievement scores of students in
Economics, blended learning strategy had no significant differential effect on
male and female students’ mean achievement score in Economics, method and
gender had no significant interaction effects on students’ mean achievement
scores in Economics, blended learning strategy had high and significant effect
on the mean retention scores of students in Economics, blended learning
strategy had no significant
differential effect on the mean retention scores of male and female students in Economics and there was no
significant interaction effect of instructional method and gender on the mean retention
scores of students in Economics. Based on these findings, it was recommended
among others that blended learning strategy should always be used to teach
Economics in order to facilitate students’ achievement and retention.
KENECHUKWU, K (2024). Effect Of Blended Learning Strategy On Students’ Academic Achievement And Retention In Economics In Ebonyi State:- Oken, Kenechukwu . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 05, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-blended-learning-strategy-on-students-academic-achievement-and-retention-in-economics-in-ebonyi-state-oken-kenechukwu-7-2
KENECHUKWU, KENECHUKWU. "Effect Of Blended Learning Strategy On Students’ Academic Achievement And Retention In Economics In Ebonyi State:- Oken, Kenechukwu " Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 15 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-blended-learning-strategy-on-students-academic-achievement-and-retention-in-economics-in-ebonyi-state-oken-kenechukwu-7-2. Accessed 05 Nov. 2024.
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KENECHUKWU, KENECHUKWU. "Effect Of Blended Learning Strategy On Students’ Academic Achievement And Retention In Economics In Ebonyi State:- Oken, Kenechukwu " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 05 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-blended-learning-strategy-on-students-academic-achievement-and-retention-in-economics-in-ebonyi-state-oken-kenechukwu-7-2