Abstract

THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF RUSBULT PROBLEM SOLVING MODEL IN KEFFI METROPOLIS, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA.ENHANCING SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS? ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN GEOMETRY

1Iji, O. Clement and 2Obarakpo, J. Samuel

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Abstract The study explored the effects of Rusbult problem solving model on students? achievement and interest in Geometry. To guide the study, four research questions and four hypotheses were asked and formulated respectively. The design for the study was quasi-experimental design (non-equivalent pretest, posttest,control group design). The instruments used for the study were the Geometry Achievement Test (GAT) and Geometry Interest Scale (GIS). The Geometry Achievement Test had reliability coefficient of 0.91, while the Geometry Interest Scale had the Cronbach Alpha (?) of 0.5. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample of 84, made up of 45 males and 39 females. Two intact classes, one from each of the two randomly selected government owned coeducational schools in the zone were involved in the study. The responses of the subjects to the instruments were scored and analyzed using mean, standard deviation and the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results of the data analysis indicated that: there was a significant difference in the mean achievement scores of students in the experimental group and control group in favour of the experimental group who were taught geometry using Rusbult Problem Solving Model (RPSM). Students in the experimental group also had better mean interest rating than their counterpart in the control group. The result however showed that there was no significant difference in the mean achievement scores in geometry between male and female students exposed to RPSM. The study concluded that achievement and interest of students could be improved upon in geometry by teaching them using RPSM. It was recommended that students should be taught geometry using RPSM in order to improve their achievement and interest. Keywords: Senior Secondary School Students, Achievement and Interest in Geometry, Rusbult Problem Solving Model.

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