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Papers by Takor David
International Journal on Teaching and Learning Mathematics, Jun 20, 2022
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jan 5, 2022
This study adopts the descriptive survey research design to examine the influence of teachers' mo... more This study adopts the descriptive survey research design to examine the influence of teachers' motivation on students' performance in mathematics in secondary schools in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The sample comprises 192 Senior Secondary School II students
This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defin... more This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defines Mathematics as a science of symbolic transformation and representation of human thoughts and ideas into functional relations that serves as a framework for simple to complex reasoning. The study utilized counseling pedagogy and investigated its impact on students' affective variables of belief, value, interest and behaviour regarding Mathematics application outside the school system. Using a survey design, a sample of 109 (65 male and 44 female) senior secondary school three students were counseled and taken out on a field trip. Data were collected using Mathematics Applications in Daily Living (MADL), a twenty-item researcher developed instrument validated
This study adopts the descriptive survey research design to examine the influence of teachers' mo... more This study adopts the descriptive survey research design to examine the influence of teachers' motivation on students' performance in mathematics in secondary schools in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The sample comprises 192 Senior Secondary School II students
This study examined effect of Ms-Excel spreadsheet technology on senior secondary two students' a... more This study examined effect of Ms-Excel spreadsheet technology on senior secondary two students' achievement and retention in quadratic function graphs in Education Zone C Benue State, Nigeria. The study employed a quasi-experimental, nonrandomized pre-test post-test control group design. A sample of 302 SS 2 students from two schools in Benue education zone C were selected from a population of 10,918 SS 2 students for the study using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using Quadratic Function Achievement Test (QFAT) and Quadratic Function Retention Test (QFRT) instruments. The instruments were validated by five experts, two in Mathematics Education, one in Measurement and Evaluation and two Mathematics teachers. The reliability of QFAT was 0.82. Research questions were answered using mean, standard deviations and percentages (scatter gram) while hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study showed among others, that SS2 students taught quadratic function graphs using Ms-Excel spreadsheet technology improved more on their achievement and retention with no gender difference. Among suggestions made were, the need to create awareness among Mathematics teachers, Mathematics educators and curriculum planners to integrate Ms-Excel spreadsheet in particular and ICT in general as a teaching strategy in Mathematics teaching and learning process.
This study sees Mathematics standing instructions as one of the ways to instill consciousness tha... more This study sees Mathematics standing instructions as one of the ways to instill consciousness that translate mathematical thoughts and ideas to concrete actions for character building and development among secondary school students. The study investigated the impact of Mathematics standing instructions on youth employability in the production and sale of nose mask in Enugu metropolis. Using a survey design, the researchers sampled 165 students (within the age group 16-19 years) who produced and sold nose mask during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Data was collected using Disciplinary Measures of Mathematics Standing Instructions Questionnaire (DMMSIQ), an eighteen-item researcher-developed instrument validated by five experts. The result of the study revealed that disciplinary measures of Mathematics standing instructions are
This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defin... more This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defines Mathematics as a science of symbolic transformation and representation of human thoughts and ideas into functional relations that serves as a framework for simple to complex reasoning. The study utilized counseling pedagogy and investigated its impact on students' affective variables of belief, value, interest and behaviour regarding Mathematics application outside the school system. Using a survey design, a sample of 109 (65 male and 44 female) senior secondary school three students were counseled and taken out on a field trip. Data were collected using Mathematics Applications in Daily Living (MADL), a twenty-item researcher developed instrument validated by five experts. The results of the study revealed that due to counseling pedagogy students' belief in, value for, interest in and behaviour towards application of Mathematics outside the school system were improved to a gr...
This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defin... more This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defines Mathematics as a science of symbolic transformation and representation of human thoughts and ideas into functional relations that serves as a framework for simple to complex reasoning. The study utilized counseling pedagogy and investigated its impact on students' affective variables of belief, value, interest and behaviour regarding Mathematics application outside the school system. Using a survey design, a sample of 109 (65 male and 44 female) senior secondary school three students were counseled and taken out on a field trip. Data were collected using Mathematics Applications in Daily Living (MADL), a twenty-item researcher developed instrument validated
The paper sees creativity as a nexus of ideas that if pedagogically developed in students' sc... more The paper sees creativity as a nexus of ideas that if pedagogically developed in students' school algebra, will positively affect the economic development and sustainability of the nation. Based on such conviction, the researchers through a survey study seek the opinion of 155 (96= male and 59= female) Junior Secondary School Two (JSS2) students' perception of variables that make algebraic classroom creative. Two research questions were asked and answered using descriptive statistic of mean and standard deviation. Algebra Creativity Enhancing Teaching/learning Strategy (ACETS), a 12-item instrument developed by the researchers was validated by three experts in mathematics education and two experts in measurement and evaluation. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha which gave a reliability index of 0.80. Among the findings are, active participation in algebra class activities (e.g algebra games) give students more understanding and stepwise g...
The paper examined the effect of algebraic game on students’ achievement in algebraic linear grap... more The paper examined the effect of algebraic game on students’ achievement in algebraic linear graphs. A sample of 130 junior secondary three students from two secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government Area were used for the study. Two research questions were asked while two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Algebra Substitution Achievement Test (ASAT), a 20-item instrument was developed by the researchers. The instrument was validated by three experts in mathematics education and two from measurement and evaluation while its reliability was established using cronbach Alpha which gave a reliability index of 0.89. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed significant difference in the mean achievement scores of students taught algebraic linear graphs using algebra game and those taught using conventional method. It equally showed no significant d...
International Journal on Teaching and Learning Mathematics, Jun 20, 2022
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jan 5, 2022
This study adopts the descriptive survey research design to examine the influence of teachers' mo... more This study adopts the descriptive survey research design to examine the influence of teachers' motivation on students' performance in mathematics in secondary schools in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The sample comprises 192 Senior Secondary School II students
This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defin... more This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defines Mathematics as a science of symbolic transformation and representation of human thoughts and ideas into functional relations that serves as a framework for simple to complex reasoning. The study utilized counseling pedagogy and investigated its impact on students' affective variables of belief, value, interest and behaviour regarding Mathematics application outside the school system. Using a survey design, a sample of 109 (65 male and 44 female) senior secondary school three students were counseled and taken out on a field trip. Data were collected using Mathematics Applications in Daily Living (MADL), a twenty-item researcher developed instrument validated
This study adopts the descriptive survey research design to examine the influence of teachers' mo... more This study adopts the descriptive survey research design to examine the influence of teachers' motivation on students' performance in mathematics in secondary schools in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The sample comprises 192 Senior Secondary School II students
This study examined effect of Ms-Excel spreadsheet technology on senior secondary two students' a... more This study examined effect of Ms-Excel spreadsheet technology on senior secondary two students' achievement and retention in quadratic function graphs in Education Zone C Benue State, Nigeria. The study employed a quasi-experimental, nonrandomized pre-test post-test control group design. A sample of 302 SS 2 students from two schools in Benue education zone C were selected from a population of 10,918 SS 2 students for the study using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using Quadratic Function Achievement Test (QFAT) and Quadratic Function Retention Test (QFRT) instruments. The instruments were validated by five experts, two in Mathematics Education, one in Measurement and Evaluation and two Mathematics teachers. The reliability of QFAT was 0.82. Research questions were answered using mean, standard deviations and percentages (scatter gram) while hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study showed among others, that SS2 students taught quadratic function graphs using Ms-Excel spreadsheet technology improved more on their achievement and retention with no gender difference. Among suggestions made were, the need to create awareness among Mathematics teachers, Mathematics educators and curriculum planners to integrate Ms-Excel spreadsheet in particular and ICT in general as a teaching strategy in Mathematics teaching and learning process.
This study sees Mathematics standing instructions as one of the ways to instill consciousness tha... more This study sees Mathematics standing instructions as one of the ways to instill consciousness that translate mathematical thoughts and ideas to concrete actions for character building and development among secondary school students. The study investigated the impact of Mathematics standing instructions on youth employability in the production and sale of nose mask in Enugu metropolis. Using a survey design, the researchers sampled 165 students (within the age group 16-19 years) who produced and sold nose mask during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Data was collected using Disciplinary Measures of Mathematics Standing Instructions Questionnaire (DMMSIQ), an eighteen-item researcher-developed instrument validated by five experts. The result of the study revealed that disciplinary measures of Mathematics standing instructions are
This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defin... more This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defines Mathematics as a science of symbolic transformation and representation of human thoughts and ideas into functional relations that serves as a framework for simple to complex reasoning. The study utilized counseling pedagogy and investigated its impact on students' affective variables of belief, value, interest and behaviour regarding Mathematics application outside the school system. Using a survey design, a sample of 109 (65 male and 44 female) senior secondary school three students were counseled and taken out on a field trip. Data were collected using Mathematics Applications in Daily Living (MADL), a twenty-item researcher developed instrument validated by five experts. The results of the study revealed that due to counseling pedagogy students' belief in, value for, interest in and behaviour towards application of Mathematics outside the school system were improved to a gr...
This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defin... more This study sees affective domain as the central area for human thoughts and ideas. It thus, defines Mathematics as a science of symbolic transformation and representation of human thoughts and ideas into functional relations that serves as a framework for simple to complex reasoning. The study utilized counseling pedagogy and investigated its impact on students' affective variables of belief, value, interest and behaviour regarding Mathematics application outside the school system. Using a survey design, a sample of 109 (65 male and 44 female) senior secondary school three students were counseled and taken out on a field trip. Data were collected using Mathematics Applications in Daily Living (MADL), a twenty-item researcher developed instrument validated
The paper sees creativity as a nexus of ideas that if pedagogically developed in students' sc... more The paper sees creativity as a nexus of ideas that if pedagogically developed in students' school algebra, will positively affect the economic development and sustainability of the nation. Based on such conviction, the researchers through a survey study seek the opinion of 155 (96= male and 59= female) Junior Secondary School Two (JSS2) students' perception of variables that make algebraic classroom creative. Two research questions were asked and answered using descriptive statistic of mean and standard deviation. Algebra Creativity Enhancing Teaching/learning Strategy (ACETS), a 12-item instrument developed by the researchers was validated by three experts in mathematics education and two experts in measurement and evaluation. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha which gave a reliability index of 0.80. Among the findings are, active participation in algebra class activities (e.g algebra games) give students more understanding and stepwise g...
The paper examined the effect of algebraic game on students’ achievement in algebraic linear grap... more The paper examined the effect of algebraic game on students’ achievement in algebraic linear graphs. A sample of 130 junior secondary three students from two secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government Area were used for the study. Two research questions were asked while two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Algebra Substitution Achievement Test (ASAT), a 20-item instrument was developed by the researchers. The instrument was validated by three experts in mathematics education and two from measurement and evaluation while its reliability was established using cronbach Alpha which gave a reliability index of 0.89. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed significant difference in the mean achievement scores of students taught algebraic linear graphs using algebra game and those taught using conventional method. It equally showed no significant d...