Born in 1963 and educated in the following institutions: University of Nigeria Nsukka and University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria. I hold the following educational qualifications: B.Sc(Ed) Maths
The study considered how ethno-Mathematics approach could be brandished to serve as an interface ... more The study considered how ethno-Mathematics approach could be brandished to serve as an interface to improving UBE students’ interest and achievement in number and numeration (NN). The study was carried out in Obudu, a rural community in Cross River State of Nigeria. It adopted a quasi-experimental of pre-test post-test control groups design with intact classes used. Population of study comprised all the 6,226 upper basic education students from the 23 government controlled basic education schools in the study area. Two instruments were used for data collection. The study found among other things that when ethnomathematics was properly brandished, the UBE students improved in their interest and achievement in the NN concepts taught during the period of this study. It was also found that the initial noted gap between the male and female UBE students’ interest and achievement in NN was drastically reduced. Key words: Brandishing, Ethnomathematics, Interface, Number and Numeration, Upper Basic Education, Interest and Achievement
ATBU Journal of Science, Technology and Education, 2017
The study examined the effect of Problem Based Learning Approach on senior secondary school stude... more The study examined the effect of Problem Based Learning Approach on senior secondary school students’ interest and achievement in physics in Bauchi State Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design, which was a non-randomized pre-test post-test research design. The population of the study comprised of 4,500 senior secondary one (SS I) students offering Physics in all the 15 senior secondary schools located within Bauchi metropolis. Purposive random sampling technique was used to select four intact science classes from two equivalent co-educational secondary schools that were distantly located from each other within Bauchi metropolis. The instruments used for the data collection were Physics Achievement Test (PAT) and Electricity Interest Inventory (EII). The internal consistency of the instruments was established using Cronbach Alpha for the EII and its internal consistency was gotten as 0.61 and th...
Statistics is an indispensable aspect of mathematics that affects every facet of human endeavour.... more Statistics is an indispensable aspect of mathematics that affects every facet of human endeavour. However, empirical evidence shows that students achieve poorly in mathematics at the School Certificate level due to poor attempt of statistics related questions. Research findings further indicated that this low achievement may be attributed to pedagogy and this has necessitated this study. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The study made use of a quasi-experimental design of non-randomized Pretest- Posttest control group. A sample of 350 SS2 students was drawn from a population of 2,665 SS2 students in Makurdi Metropolis using Yaro-Yamen’s formula. In each of the four secondary schools, intact classes were used. Two sets of lesson plans on the topics under study were developed for the experimental and control groups respectively. Data were collected using Statistics Achievement Test (SAT).Research questions were answered using means and standard deviatio...
ATBU Journal of Science, Technology and Education, 2017
The study was aimed at finding out the Effect of Guided Inquiry Instructional Method on Secondary... more The study was aimed at finding out the Effect of Guided Inquiry Instructional Method on Secondary School Students’ Retention in Biology. It was conducted in Pankshin and Barkin Ladi local government areas of Plateau State. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design with one research instrument, the Biology Retention Test (BRT). The BRT was a reshuffled Biology Achievement test with 50 objective questions. The reliability of BAT was 0.74 computed using Spearman rank order correlation. The sample for the study was 358 Seniors secondary two (SS II) students in six randomly selected schools in the study area. The sample was divided into experimental and control group. The experimental group was taught Biology using Guided Inquiry while the control was taught the same biology concepts with conventional method. Data were collected using BRT. The two research questions were answer using mean and standard deviations while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using AN...
This study investigated the use of modeling by mathematics teachers in their teaching of mathemat... more This study investigated the use of modeling by mathematics teachers in their teaching of mathematics. In the specific objectives, it sought the mathematics teachers’ awareness in the use of modeling in mathematics education as well as the level of utilization. The study was conducted in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa state in Nigeria. It adopted a survey research design with a population of 47 mathematics teachers in ten secondary schools. A sample of 20 out of this population was used. To arrive at this, purposive sampling technique was used. Instrument for data collection was Modeling Awareness Inventory (MAI) which was validated by experts. The instrument was trial tested using Cronbach Alpha formula and had a reliability coefficient of 0.86. Descriptive statistic was used to answer all the research questions asked. It was found among others that Majority of the mathematics teachers in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area are not aware of modeling in mathemat...
The study considered how ethno-Mathematics approach could be brandished to serve as an interface ... more The study considered how ethno-Mathematics approach could be brandished to serve as an interface to improving UBE students’ interest and achievement in number and numeration (NN). The study was carried out in Obudu, a rural community in Cross River State of Nigeria. It adopted a quasi-experimental of pre-test post-test control groups design with intact classes used. Population of study comprised all the 6,226 upper basic education students from the 23 government controlled basic education schools in the study area. Two instruments were used for data collection. The study found among other things that when ethnomathematics was properly brandished, the UBE students improved in their interest and achievement in the NN concepts taught during the period of this study. It was also found that the initial noted gap between the male and female UBE students’ interest and achievement in NN was drastically reduced. Key words: Brandishing, Ethnomathematics, Interface, Number and Numeration, Upper Basic Education, Interest and Achievement
ATBU Journal of Science, Technology and Education, 2017
The study examined the effect of Problem Based Learning Approach on senior secondary school stude... more The study examined the effect of Problem Based Learning Approach on senior secondary school students’ interest and achievement in physics in Bauchi State Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design, which was a non-randomized pre-test post-test research design. The population of the study comprised of 4,500 senior secondary one (SS I) students offering Physics in all the 15 senior secondary schools located within Bauchi metropolis. Purposive random sampling technique was used to select four intact science classes from two equivalent co-educational secondary schools that were distantly located from each other within Bauchi metropolis. The instruments used for the data collection were Physics Achievement Test (PAT) and Electricity Interest Inventory (EII). The internal consistency of the instruments was established using Cronbach Alpha for the EII and its internal consistency was gotten as 0.61 and th...
Statistics is an indispensable aspect of mathematics that affects every facet of human endeavour.... more Statistics is an indispensable aspect of mathematics that affects every facet of human endeavour. However, empirical evidence shows that students achieve poorly in mathematics at the School Certificate level due to poor attempt of statistics related questions. Research findings further indicated that this low achievement may be attributed to pedagogy and this has necessitated this study. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The study made use of a quasi-experimental design of non-randomized Pretest- Posttest control group. A sample of 350 SS2 students was drawn from a population of 2,665 SS2 students in Makurdi Metropolis using Yaro-Yamen’s formula. In each of the four secondary schools, intact classes were used. Two sets of lesson plans on the topics under study were developed for the experimental and control groups respectively. Data were collected using Statistics Achievement Test (SAT).Research questions were answered using means and standard deviatio...
ATBU Journal of Science, Technology and Education, 2017
The study was aimed at finding out the Effect of Guided Inquiry Instructional Method on Secondary... more The study was aimed at finding out the Effect of Guided Inquiry Instructional Method on Secondary School Students’ Retention in Biology. It was conducted in Pankshin and Barkin Ladi local government areas of Plateau State. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design with one research instrument, the Biology Retention Test (BRT). The BRT was a reshuffled Biology Achievement test with 50 objective questions. The reliability of BAT was 0.74 computed using Spearman rank order correlation. The sample for the study was 358 Seniors secondary two (SS II) students in six randomly selected schools in the study area. The sample was divided into experimental and control group. The experimental group was taught Biology using Guided Inquiry while the control was taught the same biology concepts with conventional method. Data were collected using BRT. The two research questions were answer using mean and standard deviations while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using AN...
This study investigated the use of modeling by mathematics teachers in their teaching of mathemat... more This study investigated the use of modeling by mathematics teachers in their teaching of mathematics. In the specific objectives, it sought the mathematics teachers’ awareness in the use of modeling in mathematics education as well as the level of utilization. The study was conducted in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa state in Nigeria. It adopted a survey research design with a population of 47 mathematics teachers in ten secondary schools. A sample of 20 out of this population was used. To arrive at this, purposive sampling technique was used. Instrument for data collection was Modeling Awareness Inventory (MAI) which was validated by experts. The instrument was trial tested using Cronbach Alpha formula and had a reliability coefficient of 0.86. Descriptive statistic was used to answer all the research questions asked. It was found among others that Majority of the mathematics teachers in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area are not aware of modeling in mathemat...
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