Al-Hikmah University Journal

This study examined the effect of demonstration method on academic performance of Upper Basic students of Islamic studies, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The study was a quasi-experimental research. The population for the study was all Upper Basic students in Ilorin. The sample of this study was taken from two selected Upper Basic school in Ilorin. Purposive sampling technique was used to select sixty (60) Upper Basic students of Islamic studies for the study; thirty (30) students for experimental group and thirty (30) for control group respectively. The instrument used in this study was an achievement test titled Ablution Assessment Test (AAT) that contained twenty (20) multiple choice questions. Three research questions were raised for this study and were answered using percentage. Test re-test form of reliability was used to check the instrument and only ten (10) students participated in this study i.e. five (5) students were selected for experimental group and five (5) students were equally selected for control group respectively. Man Whitney Test was used to determine the reliability index and it was calculated to be 1 whereas the critical U value is 2. Independent T-test statistical tool was used to analyse the difference between the performances of the two groups. 2.27 and 1.63 mean scores were recorded for experimental group and control group respectively. The calculated t-value was 3.084 and critical t-value was 2.000. The findings of the study revealed that students who were taught using demonstration method of teaching performed better in Islamic studies than those taught using conventional lecture method of teaching. It was therefore recommended in this study that upper basic teachers of Islamic studies should be encouraged to apply demonstration method of teaching in the classroom.