Effectiveness Of Teaching Þÿ P R E P A R A T I O N S O N S T U D E N T S Achievement, Attitude, Motivation And Classroom Interactions In Mathematics In Public Secondary Schools, Makueni Distr

Joseph Mulei 127 PAGES (24498 WORDS) Mathematics Thesis

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.