EFFECTS OF GEOBOARD AND GEOGRAPHICAL GLOBE ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS IN KADUNA STATE

Abstract

The study examined the effects of the use of instructional materials (Geoboard and Geographical Globe) on students’ performance in mathematics in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Three hundred and fifty students were randomly selected from four secondary schools and used as sample for the study. The sample was divided into two groups- experimental and control. The study was quasi experimental design. A pretest was first given to both groups to ensure that they were homogeneous. Then the experimental group was taught mathematics using instructional materials like Geoboard, and Geographical Globe for six weeks while the control group was taught same topic with experimental group for same period but without the use of instructional materials. Both groups were post tested. A Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) with a reliability coefficient of 0.78 calculated using split half methods served as the instrument of the study. Two research questions were asked and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Some of the findings of the study include: Significant difference existed between the experimental and the control group with p=0.02.; it was also discovered that there was no significance difference between the performance of male and female when taught mathematics with the use of Geoboard and Geographical Globe. Finally, it was recommended that mathematics teachers should use such as Geoboard, and Geographical Globe in their teaching