Browsing by Author "Musa, D.C."

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    Effect of Guided Discovery Teaching Method on Basic Science Students' Achievement and Retention in Karu Local Governement Area of Nasarawa State.
    (Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2018-06-07) Aku, Philip Eggon; Musa, D.C.
    This study investigated the effect of guided discovery teaching method on basic science students' academic achievement and retention in laru Local Government Area of Xasarawa State. It employed Quasi-experimental research design. The population of the study consisted of 425 of all JS2 students from six Government Junior Secondary Schools in Kara Local Government Area of Xasarawa State. The sample used for this study consisted of VS JSII students. The instrument used in this study was Basie Science Achievement Test (BSA T). It was validated by three experts. The logical consensus o f the three experts summed up to be 0.S0. The reliability of the instrument was established using spearman-brown prophecy and this yielded a coefficient of 0.76. The study found out that guided discovery method enhanced students' Achievement and retention better than the conventional method. The study then recommended that Activities related to guided discovery method of teaching should be encouraged to help learners become active in learning.
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    EFFECT OF LABORATORY APPROACH ON JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' INTEREST IN GEOMETRY AND MENSURATION IN KEFFI EDUCATION ZONE, NASARAWA STATE
    (Department of education biology, Nasarawa state university, keffi., 2017-08-06) Musa, D.C.
    This study determined the effect of laboratory approach on junior secondary school students' interest in geometry and mensuration. A sample of 74 JSII students from two randomly selected government owned secondary schools in Keffi Education Zone, Nasarawa state was used for the study. Quasi-experimental of non - equivalent control group design was used. T\yo research questions were answered and two hypotheses were tested. The instrument, Geometry and Mensuration Interest Scale (GMIS) was developed, validated and used for data collection. Data obtained were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results revealed that students have high interest in Geometry and Mensuration when taught with laboratory approach and there is no significant difference in the mean interest scores of males and females. The study recommended that teachers should be encouraged to use laboratory approach in teaching so as to improve students' interest in Mathematics and to eradicate the issue of gender differences in having interest in Mathematics. Authors and publishers of secondary school mathematics textbooks should write and publish the books from the point of laboratory approach and other practical approaches. This will make the contents of such books to be in the context of real life situation thereby upholding students' interest in Mathematics.
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    EFFECT OF POLYA'S PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN ALGEBRA IN ABUJA MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL
    (DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI. NIGERIA, 2017-07-02) Tyoor, T.I.; Musa, D.C.
    The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Polyp's problem solving strategy on secondary school students' achievement in Algebra. The target population of the study comprised 2,443 KS III students in Abuja Municipal Council Area. The Sample of the study consisted of220JSS III students. Quasi-experimental design of per-test post-test, non-equivalent control Group was used. Four intact classes, two of which were randomly assigned to experimental and the other two to control groups were used. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Instrument used for data collection was Algebra Achievement Test (ALAT). Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results revealed that Polyp's Problem Solving Strategy> enhanced achievement in Algebra and was independent of Gender and Location. The study recommended among others that practicing secondary school mathematics teachers should be sensitized by way of organizing seminars and workshops on the use of polyp's problem solving strategy on ward application in the classroom instruction