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Effect Of Mathematics Laboratory On Students Performance In Mathematics In Secondary Schools In Enugu State
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Teachers follow age old methods such as lecture method (Talk and chalk)
in a classroom. As a result, the power of thinking understanding and
retention are not developed amongst students, owing to which the student
show less interest towards mathematics learning. Hence, the traditional
methods being used all along by teachers have failed to develop the
skills such as those needed in formulating, modelling and solving
problems. Students are not always able to remember and retain what they
have previously learnt. Simple geometrical shapes such as cubes,
cuboids, pyramids, cylinders, cones to mention but a few are studied in
the classroom without presenting the real objects to the students.
The
abstract nature of mathematics should be reached through demonstration
and practical methods. In order to develop the skills and provide
practical experiences of mathematics concepts assumptions, assertions
and rules, a strategy is needed.
Agwangah, (1997) observed that the
problem of ineffective teaching can be tackled through planned and
intelligent application of the mathematics laboratory. Hence, in search
for the method of teaching that can cater for the cognitive affective
and psychomotor aspects of learning, the concern of this researcher is
to ascertain whether the students performance of mathematics in
secondary schools could be improved upon by using the laboratory method
of teaching. Since mathematics is a subject which has to be learnt by
doing rather than by reading the doing of mathematics gives rise to the
need for a suitable method and a suitable place. Laboratory method and
mathematical laboratory are the proper answer to it. This activity
method leads the students to discover mathematical facts. It is based on
the principles of learning by observation and proceeding from concrete
to abstract.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to investigate effect of mathematics laboratory on students performance in mathematics in secondary schools in Enugu State using 10 selected secondary schools in Enugu, Enugu state as a case study. Specifically, the study aimed at finding out the availability of mathematics laboratory facilities in secondary schools, investigate the extent to which the use of mathematics laboratory will enhance the student’s performance in mathematics, and find out mathematics ... Continue reading---
