Onoh, D.O and Anibueze, C.O and Eneze, Blessing Nkeiruka (2021) SEX DIFFERENTIALS IN STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN TRIGONOMETRY USING INQUIRY TEACHING METHOD (ITM). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, 1 (1). pp. 10-22.
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The study determined differentials in students’ achievement and interest in trigonometry using Inquiry Teaching Method (ITM) (ITM). The study was guided by two (2) research questions and four (4) research hypotheses. The design of this study was non-equivalent control quasi-experimental research. The sample size of the study was four hundred and fifty-six (456) Senior Secondary School Students One (SSS 1) in the three (3) sampled coeducational secondary schools in Enugu Education zone. Hence, the researcher sampled two hundred and forty-seven (247) male Senior Secondary School Students One (SSS 1) and two hundred and nine (209) female Senior Secondary School Students One (SSS 1). Trigonometry Achievement Test (TAT) and Trigonometry Interest Scale (TIS) were the instruments that were used for data collection, which underwent face validation only and were reliable with the K-R20 coefficient of 0.78 and Cronbach Alpha of 0.74 respectively. Mean ( ) and standard deviation ( ) were used in answering the research questions. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used in testing the research hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The study discovered the female students that taught trigonometry using the Inquiry Teaching Method (ITM)had the higher posttest mean achievement and interest scores than their male counterparts and the differences were significant. Secondly, the study discovered that there were significant interactions between gender of students and the methods on students’ achievement and interest scores in Trigonometry. The study recommended that parents and mathematics teachers should ensure that the male students are given equal functions with their female counterparts both at home and in school to do so that it won’t be difficult for the male students to transfer the knowledge learnt at home to school Mathematics (trigonometry).
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education > Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2025 06:47 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2025 06:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5096 |
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