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EFFECTS OF USE OFCOMPUTER ANIMATIONS STRATEGY ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS? ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN ALGEBRA IN ENUGU STATE

Dr. Samuel O. Nneji

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Abstract This study sought to determine the effect of Computer Animations Strategy on secondary school students? achievement and retention in algebra. Four research questions and six hypotheses guided the study. Pretest-posttest non randomized control group design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State, where a sample of 414 senior secondary school two (SSS2) students was drawn from 12 intact classes across 6 purposively sampled schools. Technique adopted for sampling was purposive multistage stratified random sampling. Instrument used for data collection was Algebra Achievement Test (ALAT). The instrument was constructed by the researcher and validated by three research experts. ALAT yielded a stability coefficient of .81 obtained through test ?retest approach. ALAT also yielded a reliability coefficient of .65 obtained by Kudar-Richardson 20 formula. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. Hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Major findings of the study showed that the experimental group achieved higher and retained more algebra than their counterparts in the control group. It was recommended, among other things, that Computer Animations Strategy be used in teaching secondary school mathematics.

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