Ezievuo chinwendu, Faith (2018) EFFECT OF SMALL CLASS SIZE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF PUPILS IN MATHEMATICS IN OGBARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE. Other thesis, Godfrey Okoye University Ugwuomu-Nike, Enugu.
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The topic of the study is effects of small class size on academic achievement of pupils in mathematics in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state. The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of small class size on academic achievement of pupils in mathematics in primary schools. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design, specifically the non-equivalent control group design. The population of the study consisted of primary schools pupils in all the nineteen (19) private primary schools in Ogbaru. The total population was 3490 pupils. A purposive sampling technique was used to select an intact class of small and large class of primary four (4) pupils. A sample size of 65 was used. The study was guided by two(2) research questions and two(2) research hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The data were collected using fraction achievement test. The Instrument was found to be reliable by the reliability coefficient of 0.8 using Kuder-Richardson formula method (K-R 20). Validation of the instrument was made by experts in mathematics education and measurement and evaluation. Face validation of the instrument was done as well as content validation through construction of a test blue print. The result indicated that there is a significant difference in the achievement of pupils taught mathematics in small class and those taught in large class The study also showed that there is no significant difference between the mathematics achievement of male and female pupils taught mathematics in small class size. Hence, the study recommend that educators should develop great interest in finding ways of improving pupils reasoning in mathematics and this could be achieved through reduction of class size which makes it easier for the teacher to have more one on one interaction with the pupils.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Faith Chinwendu Ezievuo |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Oct 2018 11:10 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Oct 2018 11:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/840 |
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