EFFECT OF TEACHING AIDS ON THE MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS) STUDENTS IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE.

Abstract

This study focused on the effect of teaching aids in the academic achievement of junior secondary school students in mathematics in Zaria local government area (L.G.A). It adopted a quasi-experimental control group design. The studies employed pre-test post test control group design. The population for the study was 4000 secondary schools mathematics students which were in junior secondary schools in Zaria (L.G.A). Samples of 200 students from intact classes were randomly drawn from the junior secondary school in Zaria L.G.A of Kaduna state were involved from the study. An achievement test on Geometrical plane shapes developed by the researcher was used for measuring students’ achievement. The face and content validations of the instrument were done by four experts in mathematics education. The reliability coefficient of Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) was 0.71 using Pearson Product Correlation Coefficient was used to answer the research question while t-test was used to test the null hypothesis at P<0.05. The major finding of this study indicated that the use of teaching aids improved student’s academic achievement in mathematics than lecture method without teaching aids. Based on the finding it was concluded that using teaching aids make the teaching more effective than lecture method without the teaching aids. Conclusions were reached and adequate recommendations made.