JIGSAW IV COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY AND STUDENTS’MOTIVATION TOWARDS SENIOR SECONDARY PHYSICS IN JOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated Jigsaw iv cooperative learning strategy (J4CLS) and students’ motivation towards senior secondary Physics in Jos metropolis, Nigeria. It employed the non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest type of quasi-experimental research design. One hundred and forty five (145) senior secondary two (SS II) students from four co-educational secondary schools were used as sample for the study. A 35-item Likert scale instrument called Students’ Motivation toward Learning Physics Questionnaire (SMoTLPQ), whose reliability coefficient was computed as 0.72 using Cronbach’s coefficient alpha method on the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Software Version 25, was used to elicit information. Three research questions were raised and answered using mean while four hypotheses were formulated and tested at α = 0.05 using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Findings revealed, amongst others, that students taught using J4CLSachieve significantly higher than students instructed under conventional lecture method (CLM), irrespective of gender and the type of school they attend. Based on the findings, recommendations were made which include encouraging Physics teachers to employ J4CLSin teaching secondary school students, since the method has been found to improve students’ motivation toward learning Physics and it is gender-friendly and independent of school type in terms of improving their motivation.