Effect of Mathematics-by-Design model on junior secondary student performance in solid geometry

Sylvia Chienyenwa Oringanje; Nduka Wonu

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V66I11P511

International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology

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Volume 66 | Issue 11 | Year 2020 | Article Id. IJMTT-V66I11P511 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V66I11P511

Effect of Mathematics-by-Design model on junior secondary student performance in solid geometry

Sylvia Chienyenwa Oringanje, Nduka Wonu

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Sylvia Chienyenwa Oringanje, Nduka Wonu, "Effect of Mathematics-by-Design model on junior secondary student performance in solid geometry," International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology (IJMTT), vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 128-135, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V66I11P511

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of Mathematics-by-Design (MbD) on the public junior secondary student performance in solid geometry in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. A total of 102 Junior Secondary Class one (JSC1) students was used. Simple random sampling technique was used to select two junior secondary schools from the Local Government Area and the purposive sampling technique was used to select junior secondary classes composed of two intact classes from the schools. Only those who participated in the prospective assessment were used for the study. Four research questions were answered while four hypotheses were tested in the study. Solid Geometry Performance Test (SGPT) was the instrument used to collect data on student pre-test and post-test. The test-retest method was used to determine the reliability of SGPT to obtain an index of 0.81. Mean, standard deviation and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) were used for data analysis. It was found that MbD significantly improved the performance of the students in solid geometry over time. Sex and ability groupings respectively had no significant effect on the performance of students who were taught using MbD. It was recommended among others that Mathematics teachers should endeavour to make the teaching of solid geometry more practical oriented by using an instructional strategy such as the MbD.

Keywords

Mathematics, Design, Solid geometry, Performance, Ability

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