- Title
- Problem-based learning strategies as determinant of grade 9 student's academic achievement in algebra
- Creator
- Olaoye, Olabisi Fatimat
- Subject
- Problem-based learning
- Subject
- Learning strategies
- Date Issued
- 2014-04
- Date
- 2014-04
- Type
- Doctoral theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/24717
- Identifier
- vital:63535
- Description
- Many scholars in the field of mathematics education have written extensively on algebra and the reasons why algebra remains one of the aspects of mathematics that usually poses problems to students. This study examined the effects of problem based learning strategies on students’ academic achievement in algebra using language proficiency and gender as moderator variables. A 3X2X3 pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design was adopted in the study. One hundred and nine subjects were involved in the study (109) this consisted of forty-four males and sixty-five females in four Grade 9 mathematics classes in East London District. The study was carried out in two schools using two intact classes in each of the school. One class in each school was randomly assigned to the experimental and another to control groups. Four instruments were constructed and used for this study. These are: Language Proficiency Achievement Test (LPAT), Problem Based Learning Strategies are in two parts (PBLSa) and (PBLSb), Conventional Teaching Guide (C.T.G). The instruments were validated and used for data collection before and after the four week experiment. Seven hypotheses were generated and tested in the study at 0.05 alpha levels. The data collected were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics, which included Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) of students post-test achievement and where the results were significant, Pairwise Comparison Analysis of Scheffe post-hoc were employed to detect the source of variation and the direction of significance of post-test achievement according to treatment groups. One of the major findings of this study was that problem based learning strategies (PBLSa), (PBLSb) are more effective than conventional method in students’ academic achievement in algebra ( x = 3.05; SE =.720), ( x = 4.23; SE=.714), ( x = 3.36; SE =.726) in that order. The study also revealed there is no significant main effect of treatment and language proficiency on students’ academic achievement in Algebra (F (2,109) = .926; p>.05). Also, there is no significant main effect of treatment and gender on students’ academic achievement in algebra. (F (1.109) =.237; p>.05). However, this study recommended that problem based learning strategies should be embraced by both the teachers and learners in order to enhance students’ academic achievement in algebra.
- Description
- Thesis (PhD) -- Faculty of Education, 2014
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (229 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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