Benue State University, Makurdi

MODEL-AIDED AND THINK-PAIR-SHARE: COMPARING EFFECTIVENESS OF MODES OF COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN BIOLOGY IN MAKURDI, NIGERIA

Jackson Ochigbudu Ode, Comfort M. Chafa and Msuur Tofi^*

Abstract

This study compared effect of model-aided and think-pair-share collaborative instructional strategies on secondary students’ emotional intelligence in Biology in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. The study adopted a non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group design known as quasi experimental design. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study consisted of 1700 senior secondary II students in 24 public senior secondary schools in Makurdi Metropolis in the 2021/2022 academic session. The study sample was 80 senior secondary II students who offer Biology in two intact classes located in three Public secondary schools in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue state obtained using multi-stage sampling. Two instruments were used to collect data. Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) was adapted by the researchers. The Emotional Intelligence Test (EIS) was validated by three experts in Department of Science and Mathematics Education, Benue State University, Makurdi. The instrument was trial-tested on 20 Senior Secondary II students offering Biology but were not to be part of the main study. The scores obtained were subjected to analyses using Cronbach alpha to determine the reliability index of the instrument. Reliability coefficient for EIS was 0.86. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). No significant difference was found between the mean emotional intelligence scores of students taught Biology using model-aided collaborative instructional strategy and those taught using Think-pair-share collaborative instructional strategy (F (1, 78) = 0.012, p = 0.913). It was recommended among others that both model-aided and think-pair-share collaborative instructional strategies should be used by Biology teachers to improve students’ emotional intelligence.

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