Guided Discovery Instructional Strategy and Students’ Attainment in Financial Accounting Concepts

Abstract

This research examined the efficacies of guided discovery and lecture method on the academic attainment of students in Financial Accounting concepts. The non-randomized pre-test, post-test, control group quasi-experimental design was adopted, while the intervening variables of gender were varied as male and female, and socio-economic status at high, middle, and low levels. This study presents the teaching prospects of guided discovery instructional strategy for improving students’ academic attainment in Financial Accounting.