Mercy I. Ani, Ijeoma A. Kalu, Roseline I. Iketaku & Abigail C. Obodo
EFFECT OF ANALOGIES AS INNOVATIONAL APPROACH IN ENHANCING STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN GEOMETRIC CONCEPTS AMONG TECHNICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
Senior secondary school students' achievements in Mathematics
continue to fall below expectations, despite several interventions by
multiple stakeholders. Hence, there is need to research more innovative
teaching strategies in the delivery of Mathematics curricula content. This
study, therefore, investigated the effect of analogies in enhancing
students' achievement and interest in geometric concepts among
technical school student in Benue state, Nigeria. A pretest, posttest, nonequivalent,
control group, quasi experimental research design was adopted. Part I technical students (527) from the six technical schools in educational zones A and B in Benue State made up the study population, out of which 121 students were randomly sampled from four technical
schools participated in the study. Two validated instruments; the Geometry Concept Test (GCT) and Geometry Interest Scale (GIS) were used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the GCT was 0.75 using Kuder Richardson's formula 20, while the GIS had a Chronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.85. Data collected were analysed using
Mean, Standard deviation, and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The
findings of the study revealed that students taught using Analogical
Teaching Approach (ATA) achieved higher than students taught using
conventional methods. Further findings also showed that the
experimental group had higher interest than the control group. Based on
the findings of the study, it was recommended that Federal, State and
local government authorities in charge of education should organize
frequent workshops, seminars for both teachers and students until
everyone has mastered the analogical teaching approach and its
application in understanding of Mathematics.
Keywords: Analogies, Innovational Approach, Student, Achievement, Interest, and
Geometric Concepts
Mercy I. Ani, Ijeoma A. Kalu, Roseline I. Iketaku & Abigail C. Obodo
EFFECT OF ANALOGIES AS INNOVATIONAL APPROACH IN ENHANCING STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN GEOMETRIC CONCEPTS AMONG TECHNICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract Senior secondary school students' achievements in Mathematics continue to fall below expectations, despite several interventions by multiple stakeholders. Hence, there is need to research more innovative teaching strategies in the delivery of Mathematics curricula content. This study, therefore, investigated the effect of analogies in enhancing students' achievement and interest in geometric concepts among technical school student in Benue state, Nigeria. A pretest, posttest, nonequivalent, control group, quasi experimental research design was adopted. Part I technical students (527) from the six technical schools in educational zones A and B in Benue State made up the study population, out of which 121 students were randomly sampled from four technical schools participated in the study. Two validated instruments; the Geometry Concept Test (GCT) and Geometry Interest Scale (GIS) were used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the GCT was 0.75 using Kuder Richardson's formula 20, while the GIS had a Chronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.85. Data collected were analysed using Mean, Standard deviation, and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The findings of the study revealed that students taught using Analogical Teaching Approach (ATA) achieved higher than students taught using conventional methods. Further findings also showed that the experimental group had higher interest than the control group. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that Federal, State and local government authorities in charge of education should organize frequent workshops, seminars for both teachers and students until everyone has mastered the analogical teaching approach and its application in understanding of Mathematics. Keywords: Analogies, Innovational Approach, Student, Achievement, Interest, and Geometric Concepts