IMPACT OF MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
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Multimedia, instructional strategy, mathematics performance, junior secondary studentsAbstract
This study examined the use of multimedia instructional strategies on junior secondary mathematics performance in Kogi State, Nigeria, focusing on gender equality. This study is anchored on the Cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTML) by Mayer (1997), The research design was Quasi-experimental design. The population of this study consisted of 11603 (6,580 male and 5,023 female) Junior Secondary (JSS II) students in 236 public Junior secondary schools in Kogi State .The sample consisted of 279 (142 males, 137 females) Junior Secondary school students (JSII) who are offering Mathematics in four intact classes located in four public secondary schools in Kogi State obtained using multi-stage sampling Mathematics Performance Test (MPT, r=0.94) was used to collect data Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, while ANCOVA tested hypotheses at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed statistically significant differences in the academic performance mean scores of students taught Mathematics using multimedia instructional strategies and conventional lecture methods, favouring the multimedia approach. There was no significant difference in academic performance mean scores between male and female students taught Mathematics using multimedia instructional strategy. Additionally, no significant interaction effect of instructional strategies and gender on academic performance in Mathematics was found. The study recommends that mathematics teachers employ multimedia instructional strategies to enhance students' algebra performance and promote gender equality in mathematics examinations. This approach can help bridge the gap in academic performance and ensure equal opportunities for both male and female students
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