Relative Effectiveness of Inquiry and Expository Methods of Teaching Social Studies on Academic Performance of Secondary Students in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract

The aim of this work was to find out the relative effectiveness of inquiry and expository methods of teaching social studies on the academic achievement of secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State. Related literature was reviewed. The research design was pretest-post-test experimental design. Two hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The independent t-test statistical instrument was used in analyzing the data at .05 level of significance. The sample of the study was made up of 300 randomly sampled students from six public secondary schools in the state. The result revealed that students taught with the expository method. Based on this finding, it was recommended that inquiry method of teaching social studies be encouraged in the secondary school setting.

Keywords: Inquiry, Expository, Social Studies, Performance.