Abstract

EFFECTS OF JIGSAW5-COOPERATIVE AND SIMULATION-GAMES STRATEGIES ON MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE IN TRIGONOMETRY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Prof. C. Bolaji,1 Prof. Y. K, Kajuru,2 Dr. M. O. Ibrahim3 and Momozoku, U. S.4

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This study investigated the Effects of Jigsaw5-Cooperative and Simulation-Games Strategies on Motivation and Performance in Trigonometry among Senior Secondary Students in Niger State, Nigeria. A Quasi-experimental study which used pre-test post-test group design was adopted. The study used SSII students with a population of 8,154 and sample size of 216 comprising of seventy-two students (male = 36 and female = 36) each randomly drawn from three schools assigned to experimental1 group, experimental2 group and control group. One objective, research question and hypothesis were formulated and tested. Two research instruments: Trigonometry Performance Test (TPT) and Students Trigonometry Motivation Questionnaire (STMQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.750 and 0.704 respectively were used for data collection. Research question was analysed using mean and standard deviation. ANCOVA was used for hypothesis testing at ? = 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that: there was significant difference between the motivation level of students taught trigonometry using Jigsaw5-Cooperative strategy; Simulation-Games strategy and the convention method. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the use of Jigsaw5-Cooperative and Simulation-Games strategies for teaching Mathematics and Trigonometry in particular should be encouraged in Nigerian Secondary Schools to improve students? motivation in Trigonometry.

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