Cooperative learning is one of the most widespread and fruitful areas of theory, research, and practice in education. This study is a meta-analytic study that investigates the effects of cooperative learning approach on academic achievement of secondary school chemistry. The research study adopted the purposive sampling technique, where 30 sample studies examining effects of cooperative learning approach on students’ academic achievement in secondary chemistry were selected. The data used for the study was obtained from library and online database (E-library). This study is guided by three research questions and three research hypotheses, regression analysis was used to analyse the data collected. This meta-analysis research study revealed that: cooperative learning have significant effect on academic achievement of secondary school chemistry. The study therefore recommended that secondary school teachers should make sure that while teaching students in chemistry, they should make use of cooperative learning approach more than the conventional method. Students should try to embrace cooperative teaching approach because it makes teaching and learning more interesting.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Purpose of the study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Hypotheses
1.6 Significance of the Study
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical Review
2.1.1 Models of Cooperative Learning Approach
2.1.2 Cooperative Learning as a Motivational Set
2.2 Empirical Review
2.3 Appraisal of Literature
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of the Study
3.3 Sample and Sampling Techniques
3.4 Procedure for Data Collection
3.5 Method of Data Analysis
3.6 Problems Encountered
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS AND DATA ANALYSIS
4.1 Data Collection
4.2 Research hypotheses
4.3 Summary of findings
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Discussion of Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
5.4 Suggestion for further studies
References
Appendices
