EFFECT OF ACTIVITY-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ RETENTION IN CIRCLE GEOMETRY IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Authors

  • David Sunday Durojaiye Mathematical Sciences Education Programme, National Mathematical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Olatunji James Jekayinfa Mathematical Sciences Education Programme, National Mathematical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Festus Sunday Smart Oloda Mathematical Sciences Education Programme, National Mathematical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i10.3933

Keywords:

instructional strategy, ABIS, retention

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of activity-based instructional strategy on senior secondary schools students’ retention in circle geometry. The study employed a quasi-experimental design of the type pre-test, post-test groups design. The sample for the study comprised of 162 senior secondary 2 students drawn from two randomly selected co-educational schools in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. The research instrument was Mathematics Retention Test (MRT) containing items adapted from standardized WAEC questions. The test –retest method was employed for the reliability of the test instrument. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r)=0.86 was obtained. Data collected were analyzed using t-test. The finding of this study revealed that there was a significant difference in the retention of students taught circle geometry using activity-based instructional strategy (ABIS) and the students taught circle geometry using conventional methods in favour of the students taught using ABIS. The study also indicated that there was no significant difference between the retention of male and female students in the experimental group who were taught circle geometry using ABIS. It was therefore recommended that mathematics teachers should use strategies that will encourage the active participation of students in mathematics classes such as ABIS which in turn would enhance retention. Also, governments at all levels should organize trainings and/or workshops for mathematics teachers on the use of ABIS in teaching mathematics.

 

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Author Biographies

  • David Sunday Durojaiye, Mathematical Sciences Education Programme, National Mathematical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
    Durojaiye, David Sunday is a Research Fellow II officer from the Mathematical Sciences Education Programme at the National Mathematical Centre, Abuja. He is currently undertaking his Ph.D studies in Mathematics Education at the University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria. He is a seasoned Mathematics Teacher and a Researcher in the area of Mathematics Education. He has researched extensively in the area of Teaching and Learning of Mathematics especially at the primary and secondary school education levels with emphasis on developing new strategies in the teaching and learning of the subject with a view to improving Students’ performance. He is a registered member of Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN).
  • Olatunji James Jekayinfa, Mathematical Sciences Education Programme, National Mathematical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
    Jekayinfa, Olatunji James (PhD) is a Mathematics Education expert who also works with the National Mathematical Centre, Abuja in the Mathematical Sciences Education Programme. He is presently a Research Fellow I officer and his area of Research interest ranges from developing new strategies of Mathematics teaching to develop students’ interest in Mathematics, to innovating, developing and deploying technology in the teaching and learning of Mathematics with a view to boosting Students’ interest and ultimately enhancing their performance in the subject. He is a registered member of Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN).
  • Festus Sunday Smart Oloda, Mathematical Sciences Education Programme, National Mathematical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
    Oloda, Festus Sunday Smart (PhD) is a Research Fellow I in the Mathematical Sciences Education Programme at the National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Abuja, Nigeria. He is an expert in Tests and Measurement. His area of Research interest is in self-assessment of students in mathematics, Differential item functioning (DIF) of test items in mathematics, and Determinants of student’s performance in mathematics. He is a registered member of the Teacher’s Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN).

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2021-09-14

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