Effect of Cooperative Learning Strategy on SSII Students’ Performance in Grammar across School Type in Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of cooperative learning strategy on SSII students’ performance in grammar across school type in Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State. The main objectives of the study were to determine the effect of cooperative learning strategy on SS2 students’ performance in subject-verb concord across school type in Makurdi LGA and the effect of cooperative learning strategy on SS2 students’ performance in English tenses across school type in Makurdi LGA. Two research questions guided the study while two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the survey research design. A sample of 120 SS2 students from 31 public and 50 private coeducational secondary schools in the study area was selected for data collection. Data were collected using self developed Students’ Performance Test on Grammar (SPTG). Results show that slight variations were noticed in students' performance in English grammar specifically in subject-verb agreement and English tenses based on school type. The study recommended among others that school administrators should regularly arrange workshops for English Language teachers, focusing on improving the teaching of English grammar and enhancing students’ performance through the use of cooperative learning strategies