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EFFECTS OF 5E-LEARNING CYCLE MODEL ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS? ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN GEOMETRY

Prof. K. O. Usman, Dr. J.J. Agah & Dr. Chinyere Francisca Okafor

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Abstract The abysmal achievement of senior secondary school students in mathematics especially in the geometrical components in SSCE was traced to teachers? use of ineffective method in teaching mathematics. This prompted the study which investigated the effects of 5E-learning cycle model on SS1 students? academic achievement in geometry in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The design of the study was a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent, control group design. The population of the study was 3,475 Senior Secondary One (SS1) mathematics students in the zone. The sample of the study was 180 SS1 mathematics students. Purpose sampling was adopted to draw the sample from two co-educational schools from the six existing in the zone. Data was collected using Geometry Achievement Test (GAT) constructed by the researchers. The instrument was validated by experts in Mathematics Education Department and Measurement and Evaluation all in Science Education Department, Faculty of Education University of Nigeria Nsukka. The reliability of the instrument was established using Pearson?s product moment correlation co-efficient which gave reliability co-efficient of 0.84. The internal consistency of the instrument was established using Kuder-Richardson formula 20(K-R, 20) and it also gave 0.84. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions and Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for testing the three null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study showed that 5E-learning cycle model had significant effect on students? achievement in geometry than conventional method. Gender had no significant effect on students? achievement in geometry. The study also revealed that the interaction effect of method and gender on students? achievement of concepts taught during the study was not significant. Recommendations were made based on the findings and conclusions drawn. Keywords: 5E-Learning Cycle Model, Achievement, Geometry, Senior Secondary School

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