EFFECT OF COLLABORATIVE STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION IN ECOLOGY CONCEPTS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ZARIA EDUCATION ZONE

Abstract

The study investigated effect of Collaborative Strategy on AcademicPerformance and Retention in Ecology Concepts among Senior Secondary Students in Zaria, Kaduna State. Quasi experimental control design was adopted involving pre-test, post- test, Post-post-test. Two research questionsand two hypotheses was raised. The research question was answered using mean and standard deviation while the null hypotheses were analyzed using t-test statistics at p≤ 0.05 level of significance. A sample of 124 students drawn from population of 890 using simple random samplingtechniques was used for the study. The instruments used was Ecology Performance Test (EPT) which was duly validated by experts with reliability coefficient of (r) 0.85. The findings from the study revealed that Collaborative strategy enhanced students’ academic performance and retention ability in ecology. Based on the findings, the study it was recommended among others that workshop, seminars and conferences should be organized for Biology teachers on the use of Collaborative Strategy in secondary schools.