Abstract

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF MEASURES FOR ENHANCING CREATIVITY IN MATHEMATICS FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING DURING PANDEMIC

Golly Sammy Gwandum & Bitrus Guwam

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Mathematics taught at the secondary school level of education is designed to enlighten and enhance one’s thinking ability to face challenges. What are then the measures students should take to enhance their creativity in Mathematics? This study was undertaken to answer the question. Two research questions were raised and one hypothesis which was tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population was 860 students (four students from each school; two from Junior Secondary School and two from Senior Secondary School). A sample of 120 students participated in the study. An instrument titled Students’ Perception of Measures for Creativity in Mathematics (SPMCM) with reliability of 0.71 based on Cronbach’s Alpha was used to collect data. It contained twelve items sourced from literature, divided into two sections. Mean, standard deviation and Z-test were used to analysed data collected. The findings showed that use of different textbooks, enough time for assignment, learning thinking skills, solving many exercises, planning strategy for solving problem, participating in doing class activities, interacting freely with other students, making trial and error, putting detail of how to solve a problem, studying other attempt, a competitive classroom environment, and family background that encourages excellence are measures for enhancing Mathematics creativity in secondary school. Thus it was recommended that for effective learning of Mathematics, students should take measures for enhancing creativity in the subject. Key Words: Mathematics, Students, Creativity, Pandemic

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