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EFFECTS 0F COMPUTER BASED CONCEPT MAPPING AND RECORDED VIDEO ON STUDENTS? ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN RIVERS STATE

Prof. Ekwueme, C.O &Umedo, M

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Abstract This study investigated the effects of Computer Based Concept Mapping (CBCM) and Recorded Video Instruction (RVI) on students? achievement in Mathematics. The achievement of students taught with CBCM and RVI were compared with those students taught using problem based learning method (PBLM). It also sought the effects of CBCM, RVI and PBL on gender academic achievement of students. To carry out the study, five research questions were raised and five hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 significant level. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. Hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Related literatures were reviewed. The design of the study was a quasi experimental pre-test post-test control design involving three groups. The population of the study included 1820 SS II students in Ahoada East local government area while the sample of the study consisted of 184 Senior Secondary Two (SSII) Mathematics students from two State Government owned and one Federal Government Secondary Schools. This was drawn using purposive and simple random sampling techniques from 15 Government Schools and one Federal Government College in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. The three schools were assigned to the two experimental groups CBCM and RVI and one control group (PBLM). One researcher made instrument, Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) was developed and validated. An internal consistency of MAT was computed and found to be 0.91 using Kuder ?Richardson formula 20 (KR 20). The result of the analysis indicated that CBCM and RVI had significant effects on students? academic achievement in Mathematics. Gender was a significant factor in students? academic achievement in Mathematics when treated with CBCM and RVI. Thus, it is recommended among others, that since the use of CBCM and RVI in teaching has been found to enhance the quality of achievement in Mathematics, Mathematics teachers should adopt the use of Computer Based Concept Mapping and Recorded Video Instructional techniques as purposeful strategies over problem based learning method in effectively teaching Mathematics. Keywords: Senior Secondary School Students, computer based concept mapping, recorded video and Academic Achievement.

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