Wambua, Joseph Mulei (2010) Effectiveness of Teaching Preparations on Students’ Achievement, Attitude, Motivation and Classroom Interactions in Mathematics in Public Secondary Schools, Makueni District, Kenya. Masters thesis, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
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Abstract
As more and more Kenyans attach great value to education, there is need to look at use of instructional products on academic performance of students. Enough evidence abounds to show that students have problems in understanding concepts and skills, which are not systematically presented in mathematics. This study was designed to investigate the instructional potential of instructional plans in the teaching and learning of vectors in mathematics. The study adopted the Solomon Four-group quasi-experimental design, which compared performance of control (C) and experimental (E) groups drawn from district public secondary schools in Makueni district. Three instruments were used to collect data from 163 Form two students. These were: Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT), Students’ Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ), and Mathematics Lesson Observation Checklist (MLOC). The study generated both qualitative and quantitative data that was analyzed both descriptively and inferentially. Raw data was summarized descriptively by use of frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations while inferential statistics i.e. one-way ANOVA and independent samples t-test were used to test the statistical significance at 0.05 level of significance. The findings indicate that the use of Instructional Plans in teaching and learning of vectors resulted in significant learning gains, improved students’ attitude, motivation and classroom interactions. Thus the use of Instructional Plans enhanced the teaching and learning of vectors mathematics. The study recommends use of the instructional plans for improved students’ achievement in mathematics and integration of the same in professional development programs. The study suggests that further research be conducted on teacher characteristics vis-à-vis students’ achievement in mathematics.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2018 11:28 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2018 11:28 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5612 |
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