EFFECT OF STAD STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN 3-D SHAPES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH VARIED ABILITY LEVEL IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

ALIYU SULEIMAN ALIYU & IBRAHIM BUHARI

Abstract

This study examined the Effect of Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) Strategy on Students performance in three dimensional-shapes among Secondary School Students with varied ability level in Kaduna state, Nigeria. STAD is a teaching strategy under cooperative learning in which students are work in a group of four or five in regard of their background or ability. The assignment was given to each group followed by a presentation by group leaders of each group. The study was carried in Sabon Gari Local Government Kaduna State Nigeria using a sample size of 122 Senior Secondary School students two (SS2). The sample size was sampled using simple random sampling techniques using balloting. The study employed Quasi-experimental and control of pre-test and post-test group design. Two intact classes were used as experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught using the Student Team Achievement Division strategy while the control group taught using the conventional method. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. Three-Dimensional Shapes Performance Test (TDSPT) with reliability co-efficient 0.95 was used. Mean and Standard deviation was used to answer the research question. The results revealed that a significant difference existed between the performances of students with varied ability in 3D-shapes taught using STAD and those taught using conventional method indicating the effect of the treatment using STAD Strategy. The researchers recommend that curriculum planners should include the use of STAD Strategy in the curriculum for teaching mathematics in general and 3D-shapes in particular.