TREND SKILLS NEEDED BY TEACHERS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS IN EBONYI STATE

Authors

  • Obiekwe Ebere M.  Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ebonyi State University (EBSU) Abakaliki, Nigeria
  • Esther, O.O.  Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ebonyi State University (EBSU) Abakaliki, Nigeria
  • Igwe, M.I.  Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ebonyi State University (EBSU) Abakaliki, Nigeria
  • Ugama, J.O.  Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ebonyi State University (EBSU) Abakaliki, Nigeria

Keywords:

Skills, Teacher effectiveness, Teaching, Mathematics

Abstract

The study focused on trend skills needed by teachers for effective teaching of mathematics in Ebonyi State. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study was five hundred and seventy-five teachers of mathematics which was taken as sample because of the manageable size. Therefore, the sampling was purposive sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was developed and used for data collection. Three curriculum experts validated the instrument. Four hundred and two respondents returned the completed questionnaire. Cronbach alpha coefficient method was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument which yielded a coefficient of 0.77. Three research assistances helped to administer the questionnaire. Weighted mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the t-test statistic was utilized to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that: lesson planning skills, lesson implementation skills and evaluation skills are skills needed by mathematics teachers for effective teaching of mathematics. It was recommended that Ebonyi State government should from time-to-time organized seminar and workshop to re-train mathematics teachers on skills for effective teaching of mathematics, and teachers of mathematics should always embark on in- services training in order to cope with current trend skills in teaching of mathematics. 

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Published

2024-05-31

How to Cite

Obiekwe , E. M., Esther, E. O., Igwe, M., & Ugama, J. (2024). TREND SKILLS NEEDED BY TEACHERS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS IN EBONYI STATE. Multi-Disciplinary Research and Development Journals Int’l, 5(1), 18. Retrieved from http://mdrdji.org/index.php/mdj/article/view/71

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