EFFECTS OF STUDENT-LED SEMINARS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN ABIA STATE

Abstract

This study determinedthe effect of Student-Led Seminars (SLS) on academic achievement in
Financial Accounting among secondary school students in Abia State. Two research questions
guided the study and three null hypotheses were tested. Quasi- experimental research design
specifically; pre-test, post-test non-equivalent control group design was adopted for the study.
Population comprised the entire 1,098 students offering Financial Accounting in public
secondary schools in Abia state. A purposive sampling technique was used to draw a sample of
100 SS1 Financial Accounting students. Financial Accounting Achievement Test (FAAT) was
used for data collection. The face and content validity of the instrument were established using
three experts, while Kudder-Richardson Formula 20 (KR-20) was used to establish the reliability
of coefficient of 0.98. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions
while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses. Findings of the
study revealed among others that SLS is more effective in enhancing students’ academic
achievement in Financial Accounting thanthe conventional teaching methods (CTM); which also
enhanced academic achievement ability of female students than males in Financial Accounting.
It was, therefore, recommended among others that Financial Accounting teachers should use
more of SLS in teaching the subject to facilitate better understanding and performance of
students.