Abstract:
The study investigated the effect of peer learning in the study of commerce in senior secondary schools in Delta State. The work adopted a quasi-experimental design, specifically the pre-test, post-test, non-equivalent control group design. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was 745 out of it, a sample of 209 was randomly drawn. Commerce Achievement Test (CAT) was used for data collection. Mean was used to answer the three research questions while ANCOVA was used to test the three null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there is significance difference in the achievement of students taught commerce with peer learning method and those taught with lecture method; that there is significance difference in the achievement of male and female students taught commerce with peer learning method and those taught with lecture method; and there is significant difference in the achievement of students in urban and rural areas taught commerce with peer learning method and those taught with lecture method. Based on the findings, it was recommended that peer learning method should be adopted in our senior secondary schools for teaching commerce and that teachers should be trained on how to effectively use peer learning method in the classroom. This study therefore calls for urgent review of the current instructional method to ensure total incorporation of the peer learning method in our senior secondary schools.
