Effect of Educational Games on Teaching Entrepreneurial Values among Home Economics Students in Upper Basic Schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of educational games on teaching entrepreneurial values among home economics students in upper basic schools in the Zaria Educational Zone of Kaduna State. A quasi-experimental design was used, involving 120 home economics students randomly assigned to experimental and control groups after a pre-test categorisation test. The experimental group was taught entrepreneurial values using educational games, while the control group received traditional instruction. Data were collected using the Home Economics Achievement Test (HEAT). Data were analysed using the mean, standard deviation, and t-test. Results showed that students in the experimental group demonstrated a significant improvement in entrepreneurial values compared to the control group. The study concluded that educational games are an effective teaching strategy for promoting entrepreneurial values among home economics students. The findings also reveal the gender friendliness of educational games in teaching entrepreneurial values. The implications of the findings were highlighted, and recommendations were made.