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EFFECT OF VOCABULARY BUILDING INSTRUCTION (VBI) ON TECHNICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS? INTEREST IN SOLVING ALGEBRAIC WORD PROBLEMS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

1Abel Okoh Agbo-Egwu PhD and 2Godwin A?ndohemba Fiase PhD

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Abstract The study made use of a quasi-experimental design of the non-equivalent control group. The sample of 604 part II students was drawn from technical schools in educational zones A and B using multistage sampling technique. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument- AWPIT; and Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviations to answer research questions and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. The result showed that the Vocabulary Building Instruction method used enhanced students? interest significantly. The gap between male and female students on interest was also minimized. Based on the findings of the study, technical school teachers were recommended to adopt method not only for algebra but other difficult topics in mathematics. Keywords:Mathematics, Vocabulary Building Instruction (VBI), Technical School Students, Solving Algebraic Word Problems, Benue State

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