Abstract

THE EFFECT OF GEOGEBRA SOFTWARE ON ATTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN CIRCLE GEOMETRY AMONG FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WUDIL, KANO STATE

Mamman M. A., Ph.D and Dr. Surajo I. G.

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This study investigated the effect of GeoGebra software on attitude and achievement in circle geometry among first year students of Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, Kano state ? Nigeria. Three research items were raised in objectives, research questions and hypotheses respectively. A random sampling method was used in selecting 80 students to form two intact classes from a population of 152 students. The experimental group was taught using the GeoGebra software while the control group was taught using the conventional teaching method. The instrument used for the study was the Geometry Achievement Test 1 and 2 (GAT1 & GAT2) which were administered at the beginning and at the end of the study. The study also utilized the GeoGebra Attitude Questionnaire (GAQ) to investigate the attitude of the experimental group at the end of the study. The results of the study revealed that students taught with GeoGebra software (experimental group) performed better than students taught with traditional teaching method. It was also discovered that within the experimental group, the attitude of the students was found to be enhanced significantly. At the end of the study, recommendations were made on how to improve the effectiveness of teaching using the software. The reliability of the testing instruments were measured and found to be 0.73 and 0.68 respectively. The t-test was used to analyze the data obtained from the study. Keywords: GeoGebra Software, Circle Geometry, Mathematics Teaching, Random Sampling.

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