Research Papers/Topics in Education/Mathematics

Effects of Geogebra on Senior High School Students' Mathematical Understanding of Rigid Motion

ABSTRACT  This study sought to determine effects of GeoGebra on Senior High School students‘ mathematical understanding of rigid motion. The study was conducted using students and mathematics teachers of Senior High School ‗A‘ in Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. The sample size was made up of 100 students and four mathematics teachers. The control group was made up of 50 students and the experimental group comprised 50 students. The study was conducted using non-equivalent control...

Junior High School Students' Difficulties in Solving Word Problems in Algebra in Tema Education Metropolis

ABSTRACT  Case study research design was used to examine JHS mathematics teachers‟ conceptions and practice of word problem solving (WPS), and difficulties students encounter when solving algebraic word problems in the mathematics classroom in the Tema Education Metropolis of the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The study used qualitative approach to collect and analyze data. Data was obtained from 12 participants consisting of 6 JHS mathematics teachers and 6 students. Interview, obse...

THE TEACHER FACTOR IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS‘ ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS MATHEMATICS

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to find out how school environments, particularly teachers, contribute to junior secondary school girls‘ achievement and attitude towards mathematics. The study involved 262 girls from twelve (12) mixed and six (6) all-girls junior high schools and their mathematics teachers. An achievement test and questionnaires were the instruments used to collect data. The data from the achievement test and the questionnaires were analysed using the independent samples ...

Gender Differences in Pre-Service Teachers' Van Hiele's Geometric Reasoning Levels and Their Attitude Towards Geometry

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to investigate gender differences in pre-service teachers‟ Van Hiele‟s geometric reasoning levels and their attitude towards geometry under the following variables (usefulness of learning geometry, confidence in learning of geometry and enjoyment of learning geometry) of Northern Region Colleges of Education. Also, the purpose was to investigate whether there is relationship between Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs‟) Van Hiele‟s Geometry Test (VHGT) a...

Investigating the Use of Problem Solving Approach (PSA) in the Teaching of Mathematics at This Basic School Level

ABSTRACT This study sought to find out whether Problem Solving Approach (PSA) is being used to teach Mathematics at the Basic School level in Kwahu West Municipality and Ghana as a whole. Simple random sampling was used to select the prospective respondents for good representation. A total of 62 respondents participated in the study made up of mathematics teachers and Circuit Supervisors. Questionnaires, unstructured interviews and observations were used to collect the data and analyzed usin...

THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF MATHEMATICAL ANXIETY AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT  The study investigated the nature and causes of mathematical anxiety among Senior High School (SHS) students and the extent to which age and anxiety level can predict their mathematics performance. Cross-Sectional survey design with a mixed-method approach was adopted to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to sample of 270 final year students from non-science departments of four (4) public Senior High Schools in ...

IMPACT OF USING GEOGEBRA SOFTWARE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING RIGID MOTION ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GHANA

ABSTRACT  GeoGebra  is  a  free  computer  application  software that  provides  an  algebra  view, geometry view, spreadsheet view and an input bar. This study looked at if this instructional tool can  be  used  to  enhance  the  teaching and learning  of  rigid motion  in  senior high  schools  in Ghana. The objectives of this study were to assess the applicability of GeoGebra in the teaching and learning of mathematics in secondary schools in Ghana. The difference in...

A SURVEY OF THE STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL – BASED ASSESSMENT IN MATHEMATICS: THE CASE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE BIBIANI – ANHWIASO – BEKWAI DISTRICT

ABSTRACT This study investigated the current state of School-Based Assessment (SBA) implementation, factors that facilitate or hinder SBA implementation, what can be done to improve SBA implementation, and the relationship between students‟ SBA performance and their end of term examintion performance in mathematics in the Senior High Schools at Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai district. The study engaged 42 mathematics teachers and 204 students. A mixed method design was used to conduct the resear...

ASSESSING FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN MATHEMATICS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN ASHANTI REGION, GHANA

ABSTRACT The students’ performance in Mathematics has been of great concern among parents, educators and general society. Students’ performance in Mathematics may be affected by students’ interest towards Mathematics. The study modeled the Ghanaian Senior High School students’ interest in Mathematics by using quantitative research approach. The study used stratified simple random sampling technique to select ten schools and 1263 respondents in the Ashanti region. The structured quest...

ADDING OR SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS: RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LCM AND THE EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS METHODS

ABSTRACT Concerns for the difficulties pupils and students face in the study of , fractions have been expressed by numerous researchers and mathematics educators in recent times. Some ofthese researchers and educators (Beardslee & Jerman, 1978; Bezuk, 1988; Cooney & Hirsh, 1990; Groff, 1994; Kinney, Marks & Purdy, 1965; Silvia, 1986) shared the view that fractions have traditionally been a source of difficulty for both children and adults, and gave various reasons for their claims. Kinney et ...

SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS‟ PERCEPTION OF THEIR CORE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CORE MATHEMATICS

ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to determine how SSS3 students perceive their core mathematics classroom environment and their attitude towards core mathematics as well as investigate possible association(s) between learning environment instrument subscales and attitude. A sample of 342 SSS3 students was used for the study comprising 159 students from single-sex male schools, 117 from single-sex female school and 66 students from co-educational school. These students were selected fro...

USING GEOMETER’S SKETCHPAD TO OVERCOME KONONGO-ODUMASE SHS STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN CIRCLE THEOREMS

ABSTRACT The study sought to find out student’s difficulties in circle theorems and the use of Geometer’s sketchpad, an interactive geometry software, to overcome their difficulties. The design for the study was an action research which involved 45 students purposively selected at Konongo - Odumasi SHS. Two main instruments, questionnaire and tests ( pre-test and post-test) were used in data collection. The questionnaire was used to elicit teacher’s perception of circle theorems in mat...

TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF RESOURCES AVAILABILITY, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND MOTIVATION TO LEARN, AS FACTORS THAT INHIBIT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE IN AS

ABSTRACT   The purpose of the study was to examine teachers’ and students’ perception of resources availability, learning activities and motivation to learn as factors that inhibit the performance of students in West African Senior School Certificate Examination in Senior High Schools in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana. The study, which employed a descriptive survey design, involved a sample of 720 students and 34 mathematics teachers selected from four schools in the district. A quest...

EFFECTS OF THE CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING APPROACH ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ALGEBRA IN THE GOMOA EAST DISTRICT OF GHANA

ABSTRACT    The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the Constructivist Teaching Approach (CTA) on senior high school students’ performance in algebra in the Gomoa East District. The study was conducted in two senior high schools in the Gomoa East District of Ghana with a six-week intervention programme. Participants consisted of one hundred and forty (140) form two (2) students from the two participating schools with students from one of the schools serving as the cont...

INVESTIGATING PUPILS’ STRATEGIES ON MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BASIC SCHOOLS IN THE CHORKOR CIRCUIT OF THE ACCRA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT  This study sought to investigate the mathematics achievement of private and public schools in the Chorkor Circuit of Accra Metropolis. The population for the study was 617 J.H.S.3 pupils from private and public basic schools. Four hundred and fifty three (453) pupils were selected for the study, two hundred and eighty four (284) from public schools and one hundred and sixty nine (169) from private schools. The research design used for the study was survey with test as the instrumen...


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