Use of Peer Tutoring, Cooperative Learning, and Collaborative Learning: Implications for Reducing Anti-social Behavior of Schooling Adolescents

Abstract

The study investigated the use of peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and collaborative learning as strategies to reduce anti-social behavior among schooling adolescents. The study is a descriptive survey study. The area of study was Nsukka education zone in Enugu State of Nigeria. The sample of the study was 200 teachers randomly sampled from the four towns that make up the zone. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The data were analyzed by the use of mean and standard deviation. The major findings of the study indicate that teachers are aware of peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and collaborative teaching as strategies for reducing anti-social behavior of schooling adolescents and that to a large extent, they are applying these strategies in their classrooms.Based on this, recommendations were made.