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EFFECTS OF INTERACTIVE BASIC PROGRAMME ON STUDENTS? PERFORMANCE IN LINEAR AND QUADRATIC INEQUALITIES IN SAKI, OYO STATE

Abdul-Rauf, Muslim And Akanmu. M. A

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Abstract In spite of the importance attached to mathematics as a core subject in Nigerian schools and its application to everyday life, there have been consistent poor performances of students at all levels starting from the primary school level of education. The poor achievement of students has been blamed mostly on the poor instructional approaches to the subject. Therefore, the study examined the effects of interactive basic programme on students? performance in linear and quadratic inequalities in Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria. This study was a quasi experimental research. A total of 98 SS II students were sampled for the study. The researchers employed the use of purposive sampling technique to select a school with well equipped computer as the experimental school and a school with no computer as control group. A researcher-designed Mathematics Performance Test (MPT) was used for data collection. The instrument was duly validated and the reliability index was found to be 0.68. The three formulated hypothesis were tested using t-test and ANCOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that: the use of interactive basic programme for the teaching of linear and quadratic inequalities in senior secondary schools have effects on students? performance in the subject, students? gender has no influence on the performance of students in mathematics linear and quadratic inequalities using interactive basic programme and students? scoring level has effects on performance of students? taught linear and quadratic inequalities using interactive basic programme. Therefore, it was recommended among others Mathematics teachers should employ the use of interactive basic programme in the teaching of linear and quadratic inequalities in senior secondary schools to enhance students? better performance in Mathematics. Keywords: Interactive, Basic Programme, Performance, Linear Inequalities, Quadratic Inequalities, Gender,

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