The study investigated the Effect of Guided-discovery and Tutorial Teaching Method on Performance of Business Education Students in Economics in Federal College of Education, Zaria, Nigeria. Five research questions were answered and five null hypotheses were tested. This study used quasi experimental design. The population was 581Business Education students in Federal College of Education Zaria. The sample size was 180 and purposive sampling was used in selecting NCE II Business Education Students. The instrument used for data collection was Economics Achievement Test designed by the researcher. The instrument was designed by the researcher and was vetted by four experts. Pilot study was conducted at Federal College of education Katsina and data collected from the pilot study were subjected to statistical analysis using `Kuder-Rechardson formula. The reliability co-efficient obtained was 087. The research questions were answered using mean rating and t-test statistical tool was used in testing all the null hypotheses at 0.005 level of significance. The analysis revealed that guided discovery and tutorial had significant effects on students` academic performance in teaching and learning economics in Federal College of Education Zaria. On the basis of the findings, the research concluded that the guided discovery and tutorial are appropriate method to be used in teaching and learning economics for the improvement of students‟ academic performance, it will enable them to have good grades which will make them and their parents proud. The researcher made some recommendations which include guided discovery and tutorial method should be used in teaching financial accounting in Federal College of Education Zaria