The Impact of Peer Learning Approach of Teaching in a Photosynthesis Class

Teachers are confronted with many challenges in the science classroom. One of these challenges is finding a reliable learning approach to improve students' performance. This study used peer learning approach of teaching to help students learn and understand concepts in a photosynthesis class. The participants of the study were 40 science students at Shama Senior High School in the Western Region of Ghana. These students were put into mixed ability groups and taught for 10 consecutive weeks. Pre-intervention test, post-intervention test, and questionnaire were the main instruments used to collect data from the students. Descriptive statistics of the data collected shows an immense improvement in students' performance after the implementation of the intervention. The strategy used improved students' learning of photosynthesis in the classroom as well as their performance in the post-intervention test. Based on the findings of this study, it can be said that peer learning approach of teaching has a positive impact on the performance of students in the classroom