ABSTRACT
The study was to find out the influence of Socratic and Interactive methods of teaching Financial Accounting on performance of Secondary School Students in Katsina Metropolis, Nigeria. Four objectives and four research questions with four related null hypotheses were formulated. The study was delimited to the use of two teaching methods, and SS11 students' both male and female from eight public Senior Secondary Schools covering the four inspectorate division in Katsina State. Works of other researchers relevant to the study were reviewed under eight sub-headings. The research design adopted was quasi-experiment design. The population for the study comprises of 1077 SS11 students' for 2014/2015 Academic Session. Purposive Sampling Technique was used in the selection of the schools for the experiment, while Hat and Drawn Technique was used for the selection of samples. Percentage was used in analyzing the bio-data of the respondents. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the four research questions. Independent t-test was used to test null hypotheses one, two and three and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Post Hoc Multiple Comparison Test were used to test hypothesis four, all null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed, among others, that there was significant difference in the performances of secondary school students' taught Financial Accounting using Socratic method and those taught using interactive method. It was concluded, that one of the most effective method of teaching financial accounting to achieve students' academic performance in secondary schools is the interactive method. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among others, that Teachers should intensify efforts in the use of interactive method in teaching financial accounting in secondary schools in Katsina State as this will enhance students' academic performance in the subject. Students' should, as well, be adequately involved in the teaching and learning process, hence the need for Socratic method