EFFECTS OF FLIPPED CLASSROOM AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN UPPER BASIC SCHOOLS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA.
1 Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
2 Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
* Corresponding author: nanahawwa@gmail.com
2 Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
* Corresponding author: nanahawwa@gmail.com
Abstract
This study examined the effects of the flipped classroom and cooperative learning strategies on students’performance in Social Studies in upper basic schools in Adamawa State, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental designwas employed with a sample of 172 JS II students, purposively selected from three intact classes. Tworesearch questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Data were collected using the Social StudiesPerformance Test (SSPT). Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) were used to answer theresearch questions, while paired and independent t-tests were used to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 significancelevel. Findings showed that students taught using a flipped classroom and cooperative learning strategies hadsignificantly higher post-test scores than their pre-test scores. In addition, both groups outperformed thosetaught using conventional instruction. Among the strategies, the flipped classroom yielded the greatestimprovement in student performance. The study concluded that both flipped and cooperative methods areeffective in enhancing learning outcomes in Social Studies. It recommends that Social Studies teachers inAdamawa State integrate these learner-centred approaches to improve academic performance and classroomengagement.
Keywords
Flipped Classroom
Cooperative Learning
Social Studies
Academic Achievement
Adamawa State
Teaching Strategies
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How to Cite
CHIROMA, H. I., & DAUDA, A. G. (2025). EFFECTS OF FLIPPED CLASSROOM AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN UPPER BASIC SCHOOLS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA.. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 20(2), 41-46.
H. I. CHIROMA, and A. G. DAUDA, "EFFECTS OF FLIPPED CLASSROOM AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN UPPER BASIC SCHOOLS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA.," Journal of Educational Research and Development, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 41-46, December 2025.
