摘要：This study examines the effect of the demonstration method on students’
achievement in financial accounting in Gombe state, Nigeria. A sequential
explanatory mixed-method design is used where 120 students from six randomly
selected schools participated in the study. The students are equally divided into
two groups, namely, experimental (i.e., demonstration method) and control group
(i.e., conventional approach). Four (4) students participate in the interview. A
Financial Accounting Achievement Test (FAAT) is used as an instrument for data
collection. The results indicate that at the pre-test stage, there is no significant
difference between the achievement of students who are assigned to the
demonstration method and that of those who are assigned to the conventional
method. The result suggests that the two groups are equal in terms of their
achievement at the initial stage. Nonetheless, a significant difference in the
financial accounting achievement of students who are exposed to the
demonstration method and that of those who are exposed to the conventional
method is found at the post-test stage. Specifically, the finding suggests that the
demonstration approach is an effective approach to improve the achievement of
financial accounting students in secondary school.
