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THE EFFECT OF INDUCTIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVMENT IN MATHEMATICS

1Shafi, A, 2Odupe T.A.A, 3Salami, I.A, 4Olabiyi, M.O, 5Opeisa, Z.O

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Abstract The study determined the effect of inductive learning strategy on students’ academic achievement in mathematics. Data were collected from one hundred and forty-four (144) senior secondary school class three (SSS3) students randomly selected from five secondary school out of the twenty-five secondary schools in Epelocal government area of Lagos state using mathematics achievement test. A post mathematics achievement test was administered on the subjects after treatment for three weeks. Analysis of variance(ANOVA) was employed in analyzing the data obtained from the study. Result from the study revealed that students taught mathematics using inductive learning strategy achieved more in mathematics content than control group, the high ability students were significantly better than the average and low ability students, while the average ability students were significantly better than the low ability students, and male student were not significantly better than their female counterpart in academic achievement when they were taught mathematics using inductive leaning strategy, Base of the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made; Mathematics teacher should incorporate inductive learning strategy in teaching various concepts in mathematics; Teacher training institutions should include the inductive learning strategy in the mathematics methodology course content to use this techniques; Federal and State ministries of education, Professional Bodies such as the Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN) etc, should organize workshops/Seminars on the use of inductive learning strategy so as to sensitize the mathematics teachers on the benefit derivable from using inductive learning Strategy. Key words: inductive learning strategy, Mathematics students, Academic Achievement

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