Salome Mercy IDOKO
Department of General Studies, Nigeria Korea Friendship Institute of Vocational and Advanced Technology Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of collaborative instructional strategy on students’ interest in Citizenship Education in Colleges of Education in Kogi State, Nigeria. Three research questions and two hypotheses were developed to guide the study. The study adopted quasi-experimental design. The population of the study was 800 NCE II students of Citizenship Education in Colleges of Education in the State. Through balloting, Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, with 140 NCE II students of Citizenship Education was assigned to collaborative instructional strategy while Federal College of Education, Okene, with 160 NCE II students of Citizenship Education was assigned to conventional method. The instrument for data collection was 30 – item Citizenship Education Interest Scale (CEIS). The instrument was validated by three experts and the reliability was tested using Cronbach Alpha formula in which a coefficient of 0.85 was obtained. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation for answering the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) for testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the results, the study revealed that the students taught Citizenship Education with collaborative instructional strategy had significantly higher mean interest ratings than the conventional group taught with lecture method. The study also found that gender of the students had no significant interaction effects with the treatment administered. Based on these findings, the study among others recommended that teachers at all levels of education should adopt collaborative instructional strategy for effective teaching and learning and seminars, workshops and conferences should be organized by states and federal ministries of education where teachers and lecturers will be taught the usage and application of modern instructional techniques such as collaborative instructional strategy.
Keywords: Citizenship Education, Collaborative Instructional Strategy, Interest, Colleges of Education
How to Cite this Article:
Idoko, S. M. (2024). Enhancing Students’ Interest in Citizenship Education via the Use of Collaborative Instructional Strategy in Colleges of Education in Kogi State, Nigeria. VillageMath Educational Review (VER), 6(1), 104-112. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13196567
