Perceived Effect of Contemporary Teaching Methods on the Academic Achievement of Students in Social Studies in Imo State

This study investigated the perceived effect of contemporary teaching methods on the academic achievement of students of Social Studies in Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri. Four specific purpose and four research questions guided this study. The design of the study was descriptive research survey design. The choice of this research design was considered appropriate because data was collected from primary sources in order to find out or investigate on its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The research area for this work was Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education Owerri Municipal Council. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 150 respondents from the department of Social Studies. The instrument used for the study was structured questionnaire. The face and content validity of the instrument was determined by the project supervisor who fine-tuned it and certified it fit for administration. Data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed using statistical mean and standard deviation. The findings of this study revealed amongst others that the use of collaborative approach leads to high academic performance among students of Social Studies, in Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri. Based on the findings of the study, some recommendations were made which includes that government should provide facilities that promote active learning environment since these approaches such as collaborative and mobile learning method.