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IMPACT OF PROBLEMSOLVING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS? 3-D GEOMETRY PERFORMANCE AMONG SSII IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT KADUNA STATE NIGERIA

Dr. M.S Tudunkaya & Jamilu A. A

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Abstract This study investigated the Impact of Problem Solving Strategy on Students? performance in 3-D geometry among SSII in Zaria Local Government area Kaduna State. In this study, two research questions, two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study comprises fifteen public coeducational seniorsecondary schools all within Zaria Local Government with the total number of 4,021. The sample sizeof four senior secondary schools was drawn from the parent population having total of 134 male and 163 female. The research design for the study is pretest-posttest quasi experimental non-equivalent control design. The instrument for this study is 3-D geometry Achievement Test (GAT) which was developed in order to ascertain the reliability coefficient and performance of students. The reliability coefficient was found to be 0.70 by the use of Cronbach alpha (?), the data collected was analyzed by the use of both descriptive and inferential statistics. Results from testing hypothesis two shows that problem solving strategy does not differentiate the academic performance of both male and female students taught 3-D Geometry in senior secondary schools in Zaria Education zone.

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