Effects of cooperative learning and problem-solving strategies on junior secondary school students' achievement in social studies

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 691-708

  Adeyemi, Babatunde A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cooperative learning; Gender; Learning strategies; Problem solving; Social studies achievements

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011664312     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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