Effect of Heuristic Teaching Approach on Students Performance in Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in Kano State, Nigeria

Abstract

The contents of senior secondary education curricula in Nigeria are rich and the objectives are attainable, but there are some short falls in the implementation process. This led to suboptimal academic performance by the majority of Economics students at the senior secondary school level that has largely been cited to be the consequences of ineffective teaching methods applied by teachers. Consequently, the objectives of the study were: to examine the effect of heuristic approach on students' performance in Economics in senior secondary schools in Kano State and ascertain the effects of heuristic approach on students' retention ability in Economics in senior secondary schools in Kano State. Two null hypotheses were formulated in line with these objectives. The design for this research was quasi-experimental. The population of the study was the entire students of Senior Secondary Schools Two (SSII) in Kano State that are offering Economics. The One hundred and twenty-seven (127) SSII Economics students found intact in two (2) senior secondary schools in the Dawakin-Kudu zone, was the sample size for this study.