Effects of Geogebra Instructional Package on Secondary School Students Retention in Geometry in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue IV, April 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Effects of Geogebra Instructional Package on Secondary School Students Retention in Geometry in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State

Abari, M. T.; Dr.(Mrs) Gimba, R.W.; Dr. Hassan, A. A; Dr. Jiya, M.
Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract:-The research was concerned with the effects of Geogebra Instructional Package on secondary school students retention in Geometry in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State, Nigeria. Two research questions were asked and answered while two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design of the study was quasi-experimental design of pretest-post test non equivalent control group. The sample of the study was 205 students. The experimental group was taught using Geogebra Instructional package while the control group was taught using the expository method. The instrument for data collection was Geometry Retention Test(GRT) and Geometry achievement Test(GAT).The data collected at the end of the research was analysed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer research questions while the hypotheses were tested using analysis of covariance. The result of the study revealed that students taught geometry using Geogebra Instructional Package retained higher mean scores than those taught using Expository method. The result also revealed no significant difference in the mean retention scores of male and female students taught geometry using Geogebra Instructional Package.

Keywords; Geometry, Geogebra Instructional Package, Retention

I. INTRODUCTION

The term geometry was derived from two Greek words ‘geo’ meaning ‘earth’ and ‘metry’ meaning ‘measure’. Geometry as a concept involves visual representation of data, for example charts, solid and plane shapes. It is a branch of mathematics that deals with the study of shapes, size and the property of space. According to Russel (2014), the study of geometry provides the learner with many foundational skills and helps to build the thinking skills of logic, deductive reasoning, analytic reasoning and problem solving. He added that, It helps a child in development of aesthetics around his environment as well as inductive reasoning skills. Despite the importance of geometry, it remains one aspect of mathematics that students have perpetually failed in external and internal examinations as it reflects in the foregoing results of West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO).

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