Effect Of Demonstration Method On Students Academic Achievement

This study was carried out to determine the effect of demonstration method on academic achievement of Business Studies students in Junior Secondary Schools in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. One hundred and twenty (120) Business studies students (boys and girls) in the Junior Secondary School Three (JSS 3) were purposively selected from two schools for the study. Necessary data were collected and the validated reliable data were analyzed using t-test at a significant level of 0.05. Results obtained revealed that students perform better in Shorthand and Keyboarding aspect of business studies when taught using the demonstration method as compared to the lecture method. The boys and girls are better in academic achievement when taught using demonstration method. The demonstration method shows equality in the performance of boys and girls. Hence the adoption of demonstration method in the teaching and learning of Shorthand and Keyboarding aspect of business studies in general is hereby recommended.