THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF PLAY-WAY METHOD IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS IN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
(A CASE STUDY OF ABI L. G. A OF CROSS RIVER STATE)
By
AKPANG MICHAEL OSIAKPA
Presented To
Department of Education/ Mathematics
ABSTRACT
The purposes of this study are: to investigate how play-way strategy act as a re-enforcer in the teaching of mathematics, know the better performance of students when play-way strategy is used in the teaching of mathematics, find out whether play-way strategy arouses the interest of the students in the teaching of mathematics and to find out whether play way strategy helps in classroom activities. To achieve the above purpose, the researcher adopted a survey design and also used literature from web and other sources; stratified random sampling was used to select five secondary schools where students and teachers were readily available. The main instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. A total of 210 respondents served as sample size for the study. The data collected was analyzed using chi-square statistics at a level of significance of 5%. The findings reveal that: play-way strategy act as a re-enforcer in the teaching of mathematics; students perform better when play-way strategy is used in the teaching of mathematics; play-way strategy arouse the interest of the students in the teaching of mathematics; there is an extent to which appropriate use of play-way strategy help in class room activities.TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page - - - - - - - - - - - iApproval page - - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - v
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - vi
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vii
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the study - - - - - - - 1
Statement of the problem - - - - - - - 2
Scope of the study - - - - - - - - 3
Purpose of the study ¬¬ - - - - - - - - 3
Significance of the study - - - - - - - - 4
Research Questions - - - - - - - - 4
Research hypothesis - - - - - - - - - 5
CHAPTER TWO
Review of related literature - - - - - - - - 7
Conception framework - - - - - - - - 7
Theoretical framework - - - - - - - - 12
Empirical framework - - - - - - - - - 35
Summary of literature review - - - - - - - 37
CHAPTER THREE
Research method - - - - - - - - - 38
Design of the study - - - - - - - - - 38
Area of the study - - - - - - - - - 38
Population of the study - - - - - - - - 39
Sample procedure - - - - - - - - - 39
Sample size - - - - - - - - - 40
Instrument for data collection - - - - - - - 40
Validation and Reliability - - - - - - - - 40
Method of data collection - - - - - - - - 41
Method of data analysis - - - - - - - - 41
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation of result - - - - - - - - 42
Test of hypotheses - - - - - - - - 44
Summary of findings - - - - - - - - 48
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion of result - - - - - - - - - 56
Implication of finding - - - - - - - - 61
Summary - - - - - - - - - - 62
Limitations of the study - - - - - - - 63
Recommendations for further study - - - - - 64
Suggestions for further study - - - - - - - 64
APPENDIX A - - - - - - - - - 65
APPENDIX B - - - -- - - - - - 66
QUESTIONAIRE - - - - - - - - - 67
APPENDIX - - - - - - - - - 71
References - - - - - - - - - 75
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