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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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ISSN: 2222-6990

Reforming Basic Science Teaching and Learning In Primary Schools Through Mutual Team Teaching: A Study of Oyo East Local Government Area of Oyo State

Bolaji, O.A, Adesina, A.E

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This paper discusses an innovative programme of team-teaching in primary schools of
Oyo East Local Government Area of Oyo State; Nigeria. First it analyses the way in
which the scheme has evolved from previous experiences. Then, sampled 240 primary
five pupils of forty (40) pupils in six intact classes, the classes were randomly allotted to
the treatment (Team-teaching) and control (Conventional method) using pre-test-posttest control group, quasi experimental deign. A 40 items Basic Science Achievement
Test (BSAT) validated and having reliability value of 0.72 was administered to the six
classes before and after the treatment and the scores obtained were analysed using
Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The findings revealed that pupils taught with team
teaching performed significantly better than those on conventional method in Basic
Science (F-Ratio = 437.47, F-Critical (0.05) = 4.00, df = 1,235). It was therefore
recommended among others that Basic Science Teachers in primary schools should
engage pupils with mutual team-teaching strategy.