Effect of Gaming Strategy on Students’ Interest and Achievement in Learning Economics in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the effect of gaming strategy on the interest and achievement of students engaged in the study of Economics in public senior secondary schools in Nasarawa State of Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses based on achievement and interest were formulated for the quasi-experimental study. A sample 120 SSII students consisting of two intact classes was selected for the study. The instruments used for data collection were a 50-item Economics   Achievement Test (EAT) and an Economics Interest Scale. The instruments were validated through the rational appraisal of experts in Mathematics and Educational Measurement and Evaluation obtaining a logical validity index of 0.72. The test instruments were further subjected to trialing on a sample pilot of 30 students within the study population but outside the sampled schools. Obtained data were utilized to obtain Coefficient of Internal Consistency (reliability index) of 0.75. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The findings from the study indicated that there is a significant difference in the mean achievement scores of students taught Economics  using...