Teaching of Construction of Common Angles in the Junior High School: An Interventional Study
Christiana Subaar,
George Edusei,
Emmanuel Gyan,
Nelson Appiah-Agyei,
Raymond Atuah
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 6, December 2022
Pages:
98-104
Received:
21 October 2022
Accepted:
22 November 2022
Published:
23 December 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.sjams.20221006.11
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Abstract: Common angles are one of the geometric constructions in Mathematics that contribute to pupils at Mother of Mercy Junior High School performing poorly on both internal and external examinations. Action research was employed to assist the pupils of Mother of Mercy Junior High School Form Two in overcoming their difficulties in constructing common angles. An Activity-based learning, as opposed to asking pupils to simply listen and take notes, was sought to remedy pupils’ difficulties constructing common angles. There were teaching and learning resources used in a well-structured class. To determine the impact of the interventional teaching tactics, assessments at the pre- and post-testing phases were used. A whole-class sampling technique was used to sample the pupils of Mother of Mercy Junior High School Form Two. Observation, interviews, and tests were the research instruments used in obtaining the data for the study. On the pretest, which revealed the degree of the pupils' poor performance in the abstract manner of teaching before the study's intervention, 78% (a total of 39) of the fifty pupils scored below the average mark of 5-7. However, the posttest findings show that 92% of pupils (a total of 46) got the average mark of 5-7, and above following the intervention, which involved pupils undertaking practical exercises and tasks. The posttest results revealed impressive performances. The study found that by using activity-based teaching strategies and instructional materials effectively, pupils' level of performance significantly increased. The study inspired a recommendation that the educational governmental organisations and non-governmental organisations in Ghana should share mathematical sets (instructional material) with the junior high school pupils at the onset of their studies and not on the day of examination. This will help improve their general performance in the examination when it comes to common angles in geometry.
Abstract: Common angles are one of the geometric constructions in Mathematics that contribute to pupils at Mother of Mercy Junior High School performing poorly on both internal and external examinations. Action research was employed to assist the pupils of Mother of Mercy Junior High School Form Two in overcoming their difficulties in constructing common ang...
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