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EFFECTS OF TEACHING 2 AND 3 DIMENSIONAL SHAPES, USING COOPERATIVE LEARNING APPROACH

Abimbola Nurudeen Gbolahan Adeshina (Ph.D), Okechukwu Ijeoma Eberechukwu (PhD) and Asma’u Bello

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Abstract The role of mathematics in everyday-living can never be over-emphasized, there is a need to always teach it in a way learners will understand it very well. A very good knowledge of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes will definitely yield a very good performance in the study of geometry and mathematics at higher education level, hence sustenance in science, mathematics and technology education (STME). Cooperative learning strategy addresses both academic and social abilities in pupils. Cooperative learning strategy helps pupils to build new skills, since there is room for individual accountability in the strategy. Generally, a shape can be defined as the form something has. 2 and 3 dimensional shapes have 2 and 3 dimensions respectively. Despite the good records of cooperative learning strategy, mathematics teachers avoid the use of the method in the teaching of mathematics, hence an increasing poor performance of pupils in mathematics. It is as a result of this background that this paper tends to awaken mathematics teachers on this better way to teach 2 and 3 dimensional shapes. To improve on the results of achievement in teaching the concept of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes, this paper focused its objectives on using cooperative learning approach for effective teaching of the concept. Benefits of cooperative learning strategy in teaching 2 and 3 dimensional shapes were also highlighted in the paper.

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