Effect of Think-Pair-Share Learning on Students’ Emotional Intelligence and Retention in Electrical Machines in Technical Colleges, Kano-Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the effect of think-pair-share learning on student’s emotional intelligence and retention in electrical machines in technical colleges, Kano-Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study consisted of all 1756 Technical College NTC II students offering electrical installation and maintenance work trade in Kano State.  The sample of the study comprised of 114 students of two intact classes selected from two technical colleges using simple random sampling technique. Quasi experimental design was adapted involving pre-test, post-test and post post-test non-equivalent control groups. The instruments used for data collection were Electrical Machine Cognitive Achievement test (EMCAT) and Electrical Machine Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (EMEIQ). The reliability of EMCAT and EMEIQ was calculated using PPMC and cronbach alpha yielded an index of 0.84 and 0.72 respectively. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while Analysis of Covariance was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The result of the study revealed that think-pair-share learning was more effective in enhancing students’ emotional intelligence and retention and there is a statistically significant difference in the emotional intelligence and retention ability of students taught electrical machine using Think-Pair Share and traditional teaching methods. The study recommends that, Think-Pair-Share method should be incorporated into the teaching and learning of electrical machine, Governments and other educational stakeholders should organize workshops to train electrical installation and maintenance work teachers so as to be well equipped with the require acquaintance on the use of Think-Pair-Share to teach electrical machine in Technical colleges.