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ASSESSMENT OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS? AWARENESS AND USAGE OF MATHEMATICAL GAMES: IMPLICATIONS FOR ATTAINING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

1Lawan Yakubu and 2Yahaya Haruna

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Abstract This paper investigated mathematics teachers? level of awareness and usage of games in teaching junior secondary school mathematics in Rano Local Government area of Kano state. In this study, three research questions were raised and answered. Also, one hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study was a descriptive research which involves the use of questionnaire. All the eighty five (85) JSS mathematics teachers in Rano local government were purposively selected for the study. Data collected was analyzed using frequency count and mean to answer the research question while chi-square test statistic was used to test the null hypothesis. The results of the study showed that the level of JSS mathematics teachers? awareness and usage of mathematical games is low in the study area. Also, no significant difference was found between qualified and unqualified mathematics teachers? mean mathematical games awareness rating. The paper concluded that teachers? awareness of mathematical games in the study area is independent of their academic qualifications. Finally, it was recommended that extensive training and re-training workshops on mathematical games and their usage for both pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers in JSS should be organized in order to attain sustainable change in science and technology. Keywords: Mathematical Games, Sustainable Change, Science and Technology, Awareness, Usage.

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