RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING, MOTIVATION, DRILL AND PRACTICE PACKAGE (TMDP2) ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS IN EKITI STATE

Abstract

This study examined the relative effectiveness of teaching, motivation drill and practice package (TMDP ) on students’ performance in junior secondary school Mathematics in Ekiti State. The study adopted quasi experimental research design of pre-test, post-test control group. The population for this study consisted of all the Junior Secondary School (JSS 11) students. The sample consisted of intact classes of junior secondary schools using purposive sampling technique (considering the schools with computer facilities and internet for Youtube and TV based teaching). The students were categorised into experimental and control groups.s The instrument used for the collection of data was Mathematics Performance Test (MPT) in Algebra. The validity of the instrument was ascertained and the reliability coefficient obtained was 0.72. The data collected were analysed using frequency counts, means and standard deviation to answer the research questions and the hypotheses formulated were tested using t test, ANCOVA while Multiple Classification Analysis was used to locate where the significant F-ratio exist. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that was a significant effect of teaching, drilling and motivation package on students’ performance in Mathematics. Also, there was significant effect of gender on students’ performance when exposed to treatment in Mathematics. Based on the findings of this study, it was reccommended that the teacher should incorporate motivation, drill and practice package for effective teaching to be actualised