EFFECT OF YOUTUBE INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE VIDEOS ON MALE AND FEMALE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS` ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN ECONOMICS IN MUSHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to experimentally determine the effect of YouTube instructional package videos on male and female secondary school students` achievement and retention in Economics in Mushin Local Government Area. The study adopted quasi experimental research design. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was 1261 senior secondary school II students offering Economics in Mushin Local Government Area, Lagos State (2017/2018 session). The sample size for the study was 60 senior secondary school II students (35 male and 25 female). The sampling technique adopted was purposive sampling techniques. The instrument for the study was a 50 items multiple choice objective questions of Economics achievement test and retention test adopted from West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). Using Kudar Richardson 20 (K – R 20) and test – retest, the reliability coefficient of 0.98 and 0.77 were obtained on the academic achievement test and the retention test instruments. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The study found out that YouTube instructional package video is effective for improving both male and female students` achievement and retention in Economics.